Desmin: molecular interactions and putative functions of the muscle intermediate filament protein

Desmin is the intermediate filament (IF) protein occurring exclusively in muscle and endothelial cells. There are other IF proteins in muscle such as nestin, peripherin, and vimentin, besides the ubiquitous lamins, but they are not unique to muscle. Desmin was purified in 1977, the desmin gene was c...

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Main Authors: M.L. Costa, R. Escaleira, A. Cataldo, F. Oliveira, C.S. Mermelstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001200007