intermediate filament

id: GO:0005882
name: intermediate filament
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A cytoskeletal structure that forms a distinct elongated structure, characteristically 10 nm in diameter, that occurs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Intermediate filaments form a fibrous system, composed of chemically heterogeneous subunits and involved in mechanically integrating the various components of the cytoplasmic space. Intermediate filaments may be divided into five chemically distinct classes: Type I, acidic keratins; Type II, basic keratins; Type III, including desmin, vimentin and others; Type IV, neurofilaments and related filaments; and Type V, lamins.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0005638lamin filament
GO:0005883neurofilament
GO:0045095keratin filament
GO:0045098type III intermediate filament

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0043234protein complex
GO:0044430cytoskeletal part