Intermediate filament scaffolds fulfill mechanical, organizational, and signaling functions in the cytoplasm.

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Published in Genes Dev on July 01, 2007

Authors

Seyun Kim1, Pierre A Coulombe

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1: Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

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