Physical properties of cytoplasmic intermediate filaments

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1853, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3053-3064

  Block, Johanna ^a   Schroeder, Viktor ^a,b   Pawelzyk, Paul ^c   Willenbacher, Norbert ^c   Köster, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB)   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assembly; Cell mechanics; Intermediate filament; Network; Persistence length; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; POLYELECTROLYTE;

CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; EUKARYOTIC CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84944147371     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.05.009     Document Type: Review

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