Plectin sidearms mediate interaction of intermediate filaments with microtubules and other components of the cytoskeleton

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 991-1007

  Svitkina, Tatyana M ^a   Verkhovsky, Alexander B ^a   Borisy, Gary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GELSOLIN; MYOSIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; DIPLOPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0029805514     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.4.991     Document Type: Article

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