type III intermediate filament

id: GO:0045098
name: type III intermediate filament
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A type of intermediate filament, typically made up of one or more of the proteins vimentin, desmin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and peripherin. Unlike the keratins, the type III proteins can form both homo- and heteropolymeric IF filaments.

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