Lens intermediate filaments

被引:41
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作者
FitzGerald, Paul G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Cell Biol & Human Anat, Sch Med, Davis, CA 95616 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
lens; Intermediate filaments; beaded filaments; vimentin; filensin; CP49; Phakinin; Phakosin; FIBER CELL-DIFFERENTIATION; FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; ALPHA-B-CRYSTALLIN; DOMINANT CONGENITAL CATARACT; MEESMANNS CORNEAL-DYSTROPHY; EXTRINSIC MEMBRANE-PROTEIN; HUMAN CP49 GENE; BEADED-FILAMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEIN; BOVINE LENS;
D O I
10.1016/j.exer.2008.11.007
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
The ocular lens assembles two separate intermediate filament systems sequentially with differentiation. Canonical 8-11 nm IFs composed of Vimentin are assembled in lens epithelial cells and younger fiber cells, while the fiber cell-specific beaded filaments are switched on as fiber cell elongation initiates. Some of the key features of both filament systems are reviewed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:165 / 172
页数:8
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