TY  - JOUR
AU  - Köster, Sarah
AU  - Weitz, David A
AU  - Goldman, Robert D
AU  - Aebi, Ueli
AU  - Herrmann, Harald
TI  - Intermediate filament mechanics in vitro and in the cell: from coiled coils to filaments, fibers and networks.
JO  - Current opinion in cell biology
VL  - 32
SN  - 0955-0674
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - DKFZ-2017-02922
SP  - 82 - 91
PY  - 2015
AB  - Intermediate filament proteins form filaments, fibers and networks both in the cytoplasm and the nucleus of metazoan cells. Their general structural building plan accommodates highly varying amino acid sequences to yield extended dimeric α-helical coiled coils of highly conserved design. These rod particles are the basic building blocks of intrinsically flexible, filamentous structures that are able to resist high mechanical stresses, that is, bending and stretching to a considerable degree, both in vitro and in the cell. Biophysical and computer modeling studies are beginning to unfold detailed structural and mechanical insights into these major supramolecular assemblies of cell architecture, not only in the test tube but also in the cellular and tissue context.
KW  - Amino Acids (NLM Chemicals)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:25621895
C2  - pmc:PMC4355244
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.ceb.2015.01.001
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/126894
ER  -