Category:GO:0005882 ! intermediate filament

name: intermediate filament
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A cytoskeletal structure that forms a distinct elongated structure, characteristically 10 nm in diameter, that occurs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Intermediate filaments form a fibrous system, composed of chemically heterogeneous subunits and involved in mechanically integrating the various components of the cytoplasmic space. Intermediate filaments may be divided into five chemically distinct classes: Type I, acidic keratins; Type II, basic keratins; Type III, including desmin, vimentin and others; Type IV, neurofilaments and related filaments; and Type V, lamins." [ISBN:0198506732, PMID:17493611, PMID:17551517, PMID:7979242]
synonym: "intermediate filament associated protein" RELATED []
synonym: "type I intermediate filament associated protein" RELATED []
synonym: "type II intermediate filament associated protein" RELATED []
xref: FMA:63851
xref: NIF_Subcellular:sao952483289
xref: Wikipedia:Intermediate_filament
is_a: GO:0099513 ! polymeric cytoskeletal fiber
relationship: part_of: GO:0045111 ! intermediate filament cytoskeleton

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0005882</GOterm>
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