TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanics of vimentin intermediate filaments
AU - Wang, Ning
AU - Stamenovic, Dimitrijie
N1 - Funding Information:
Due to the fact that this is a brief review of mechanics of vimentin intermediate filaments, we regret that some important references related to the topic may have been omitted. We would like to thank J. Chen and Z. Liang for assistance. This work was supported by NASA grant NAG2-1509 and NIH grant HL-33009.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - It is increasingly evident that the cytoskeleton of living cells plays important roles in mechanical and biological functions of the cells. Here we focus on the contribution of intermediate filaments (IFs) to the mechanical behaviors of living cells. Vimentin, a major structural component of IFs in many cell types, is shown to play an important role in vital mechanical and biological functions such as cell contractility, migration, stiffness, stiffening, and proliferation.
AB - It is increasingly evident that the cytoskeleton of living cells plays important roles in mechanical and biological functions of the cells. Here we focus on the contribution of intermediate filaments (IFs) to the mechanical behaviors of living cells. Vimentin, a major structural component of IFs in many cell types, is shown to play an important role in vital mechanical and biological functions such as cell contractility, migration, stiffness, stiffening, and proliferation.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1023470709071
DO - 10.1023/A:1023470709071
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12785103
AN - SCOPUS:0037569616
SN - 0142-4319
VL - 23
SP - 535
EP - 540
JO - Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
JF - Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
IS - 5-6
ER -