Intermediate filaments in motion: Observations of intermediate filaments in cells using green fluorescent protein-vimentin

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1289-1295

  Martys, Jayme L ^a   Ho, Chung Liang ^a,b   Liem, Ronald K H ^a   Gundersen, Gregg G ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COLCHICINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; KINESIN; TUBULIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032949408     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.5.1289     Document Type: Review

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