Ion type and valency differentially drive vimentin tetramers into intermediate filaments or higher order assemblies.
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DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01659d
Abstract: Vimentin intermediate filaments, together with actin filaments and microtubules, constitute the cytoskeleton in cells of mesenchymal origin. The mechanical properties of the filaments themselves are encoded in their molecular architecture and depend on their ionic… read more here.
Keywords: vimentin; type valency; higher order; ion type ... See more keywords