intermediate filaments

intermediate filaments
a class of cytoplasmic filaments, 8–11 nm in diameter, that predominantly act as structural components of the cytoskeleton and also allow various movements in cellular processes. Different types contain different, tissue-specific proteins; see also desmin f's, glial filaments, keratin filaments, vimentin filaments, neurofilament, and lamin.

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  • intermediate filaments — intermediate filaments. См. промежуточные микрофиламенты. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • Intermediate filament — Intermediate filaments (IFs) are cytoskeletal structures formed by members of a family of related proteins called keratin. Intermediate filaments have a diameter of 12 nanometers, which is between that of actin (microfilaments) and microtubules.… …   Wikipedia

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  • keratin filaments — intermediate filaments composed of cytokeratins; they are usually heteropolymers formed from one acidic and one basic cytokeratin and are present in most epithelial cells. The cytokeratin composition varies in different types, states, and degrees …   Medical dictionary

  • glial filaments — Intermediate filaments of glial cells, made of glial fibrillary acidic protein …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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  • glial filaments — intermediate filaments composed of glial fibrillary acidic protein, found in nonneuronal cells of the central nervous system, particularly astrocytes; they provide a framework for the cells and their cytoplasmic processes …   Medical dictionary

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