Plasticin, a Type III Neuronal Intermediate Filament Protein, Assembles as an Obligate Heteropolymer
Asch WS, Schechter N. Plasticin, a Type III Neuronal Intermediate Filament Protein, Assembles as an Obligate Heteropolymer. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2000, 75: 1475-1486. PMID: 10987827, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751475.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAxonsBiopolymersCatalysisCell LineEpidermolysis Bullosa SimplexEye ProteinsHemagglutininsHumansImmunohistochemistryIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntermediate FilamentsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhenotypeRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTemperatureTransfectionVimentinZebrafishConceptsIntermediate filament proteinsEpidermolysis bullosa simplexPoint mutationsMammalian intermediate filament proteinsFilament proteinsCytoplasmic filament networkNeuronal intermediate filament proteinWeight NF proteinsTermination sequenceSW13 cellsObligate heteropolymersStructural differencesFilament networkCoil regionFilament aggregationKeratin mutationsMutationsImportant structural differencesAssembly propertiesProteinNF proteinsFirst heptadNumber of aggregatesPlasticinGrowth characteristics