Astrocytes play both physiological and pathological roles in maintaining central nervous
system (CNS) function. Here, we review the varied functions of astrocytes and how these …

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an intermediate filament (IF) III protein uniquely found
in astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS), non-myelinating Schwann cells in the …

Astrocytes contribute to the maintenance of the health and function of the central nervous
system (CNS). Thus, it is not surprising that these multifunctional cells have been implicated …

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the main intermediate filament protein in mature
astrocytes, but also an important component of the cytoskeleton in astrocytes during …

Astrocytes are no longer seen as a homogenous population of cells. In fact, recent studies
indicate that astrocytes are morphologically and functionally diverse and play critical roles in …

Astrocytes are an abundant cell type in the mammalian brain, yet much remains to be
learned about their molecular and functional characteristics. In vitro astrocyte cell culture …

In recent years, previously unsuspected roles of astrocytes have been revealed, largely
owing to the development of new tools enabling their selective study in situ. These exciting …

Intermediate filaments (IFs) are composed of one or more members of a large family of
cytoskeletal proteins, whose expression is cell-and tissue type-specific. Their importance in …

Modern classification of the family of human small heat shock proteins (the so-called HSPB)
is presented, and the structure and properties of three members of this family are analyzed …

It took more than 100 years before it was established that the proteins that form intermediate
filaments (IFs) comprise a unified protein family, the members of which are ubiquitous in …