Intermediate filaments are a part of the cell structure that help to give cells shape and strength. They are like tiny threads that sit inside cells and provide support, like the skeleton of a cell.
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- Moreover, intact microtubules and vimentin intermediate filament networks are required for further growth. (science.institut-curie.org)
- «Zika virus infections cause a drastic perturbation of the cytoskeletal network, re-organizing both intermediate filaments and microtubules into a cage - like structure that surrounds the replication machinery.» (sciencedaily.com)
- The work «provides irrefutable experimental evidence of the hair phase variation across the three main regions of hair and is an important step toward gaining a better understanding of hierarchical ordering of the intermediate filaments of keratin,» she said. (sciencedaily.com)
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