Intermediate filaments are dynamic and motile elements of cellular architecture

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Helfand, Brian T ^a   Chang, Lynne ^a   Goldman, Robert D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate filaments; Keratin; Neurofilaments; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CELL TYPE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CYTOPLASM; DYNEIN ATPASE; FIBROBLASTS; FLAGELLA; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; KERATINS; KINESIN; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; VIMENTIN;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642503683     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00936     Document Type: Article

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