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== Function == | == Function == | ||
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VIME_HUMAN VIME_HUMAN] Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells. Vimentin is attached to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria, either laterally or terminally.<ref>PMID:21746880</ref> Involved with LARP6 in the stabilization of type I collagen mRNAs for CO1A1 and CO1A2.<ref>PMID:21746880</ref> | [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/VIME_HUMAN VIME_HUMAN] Vimentins are class-III intermediate filaments found in various non-epithelial cells, especially mesenchymal cells. Vimentin is attached to the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria, either laterally or terminally.<ref>PMID:21746880</ref> Involved with LARP6 in the stabilization of type I collagen mRNAs for CO1A1 and CO1A2.<ref>PMID:21746880</ref> | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | Intermediate filaments (IFs) are integral components of the cytoskeleton. They provide cells with tissue-specific mechanical properties and are involved in numerous cellular processes. Due to their intricate architecture, a 3D structure of IFs has remained elusive. Here we use cryo-focused ion-beam milling, cryo-electron microscopy and tomography to obtain a 3D structure of vimentin IFs (VIFs). VIFs assemble into a modular, intertwined and flexible helical structure of 40 alpha-helices in cross-section, organized into five protofibrils. Surprisingly, the intrinsically disordered head domains form a fiber in the lumen of VIFs, while the intrinsically disordered tails form lateral connections between the protofibrils. Our findings demonstrate how protein domains of low sequence complexity can complement well-folded protein domains to construct a biopolymer with striking mechanical strength and stretchability. | ||
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| + | Vimentin filaments integrate low-complexity domains in a complex helical structure.,Eibauer M, Weber MS, Kronenberg-Tenga R, Beales CT, Boujemaa-Paterski R, Turgay Y, Sivagurunathan S, Kraxner J, Koster S, Goldman RD, Medalia O Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2024 Jun;31(6):939-949. doi: 10.1038/s41594-024-01261-2. , Epub 2024 Apr 17. PMID:38632361<ref>PMID:38632361</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Vimentin intermediate filament
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