A large proportion of the cytoplasm of vertebrate cells, normal or transformed, is represented
by components of the cytoskeleton, including actin-containing microfilaments, tubulin …

▪ Abstract The superfamily of intermediate filament (IF) proteins contains at least 65 distinct
proteins in man, which all assemble into∼ 10 nm wide filaments and are principal structural …

Injury to stratified epithelia causes a strong induction of keratins 6 (K6) and 16 (K16) in post-
mitotic keratinocytes located at the wound edge. We show that induction of K6 and K16 …

This study describes the development and use of a specific method for disassembling
intermediate filament (IF) networks in living cells. It takes advantage of the disruptive effects …

It has previously been established that skeletal muscle development is accompanied by
changes in the compo-sition of intermediate filaments: vimentin is expressed predominantly …

A large proportion of the cells of the human atherosclerotic plaque is assumed to be derived
from medial smooth muscle cells. In contrast to these, the cells of the plaque have the …

Intermediate filaments are critical for cell and tissue homeostasis and for stress responses.
Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments form versatile and dynamic assemblies that interconnect …

Human epithelial cells contain, intermediate-sized filaments formed by polypeptides related
to epidermal α-keratin (“cytokeratins”) which are expressed in different combinations in …

Cytokeratins are a large multigene family comprising two polypeptide types, ie acidic (type I)
and basic (type II) ones, which are distinguished on the basis of immunological, peptide …

The complete amino acid sequence of muscle desmin reported here is the first for an
intermediate filament protein. Alignment with partial data available for vimentin, glial fibrillary …