Review: intermediate filaments

Authors

  • Gisele Fabrino Machado Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Patologia
  • Florêncio Figueiredo Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Patologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v29i1p104-113

Keywords:

Cytoskeleton, Intermediate Filaments

Abstract

Intermediate filaments (IF) has become subject of considerable interest to cell and mollecular biologists. A lot of date indicates that IF proteins constitute an extremely heterogeneous multigene family. This complexity means that IF are functionally diverse component of cells. This paper describes the majors intermediate filaments and their application in some studies linked to embriogenesis, physiology and pathology of animals tissues.

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Author Biography

  • Florêncio Figueiredo, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Patologia

     

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Published

1996-03-30

Issue

Section

Review

How to Cite

1.
Machado GF, Figueiredo F. Review: intermediate filaments. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 1996 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Jun. 29];29(1):104-13. Available from: https://journals.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/718