ISSN:
0886-1544
Keywords:
spasmin
;
titin
;
tektin
;
giardin
;
nematode sperm
;
reticulopodia
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Over the past 30 years filaments 2-5 nm in diameter have been foun in a number of different types of eukaryotic cells. As a group, these fine filaments lack the similarity of composition and function that characterize the three major classes of cytoskeleta elements - microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments. Six different proteins that form fine filaments have been identified; proposed functions for these fibers range from cell motility to cytoarchitecture. Recent studies, however, have revealed filaments with similar compositions and/or functions in otherwise different cells, sugesting that the fine filaments may eventually fit into a limited number of subgroups.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.970080205
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