The pathway of assembly of intermediate filaments from recombinant α- internexin

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-198

  Abumuhor, Ihab A ^a   Spencer, Paula H ^a   Cohlberg, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic filament; Cytoskeleton; Intermediate filament; Internexin; Neurofilament proteins; Neurons

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERNEXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032215129     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4040     Document Type: Article

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