History and phylogeny of intermediate filaments: Now in insects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Intermediate filaments include the nuclear lamins, which are universal in metazoans, and the cytoplasmic intermediate filaments, which are much more varied and form cell type-specific networks in animal cells. Until now, it has been thought that insects harbor la...

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Main Authors: Strelkov Sergei V, Herrmann Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/16