Towards an atomic structure of intermediate filaments
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Assessing the flexibility of intermediate filaments by atomic force microscopy.
Eukaryotic cells contain three cytoskeletal filament systems that exhibit very distinct assembly properties, supramolecular architectures, dynamic behaviour and mechanical properties. Microtubules and microfilaments are relatively stiff polar structures whose assembly is modulated by the state of hydrolysis of the bound nucleotide. In contrast, intermediate filaments (IFs) are more flexible apo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0108-7673
DOI: 10.1107/s0108767300025812