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Preferred Name

Intermediate Filament Protein
Synonyms

Intermediate Filament Protein

IFP

Definitions

Encoded by Intermediate Filament Genes, diverse Intermediate Filament Proteins (including keratin filaments, neurofilaments, desmin, and vimentin) form polymeric structural cytoplasmic filaments, intermediate in diameter (8-10 nanometer) between actin microfilaments and microtubules, that comprise part of the cytoskeleton of most eukaryotic cells. (NCI)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20694

code

C20694

DEFINITION

Encoded by Intermediate Filament Genes, diverse Intermediate Filament Proteins (including keratin filaments, neurofilaments, desmin, and vimentin) form polymeric structural cytoplasmic filaments, intermediate in diameter (8-10 nanometer) between actin microfilaments and microtubules, that comprise part of the cytoskeleton of most eukaryotic cells. (NCI)

FULL_SYN

Intermediate Filament Protein

IFP

label

Intermediate Filament Protein

Legacy Concept Name

Intermediate_Filament_Protein

Preferred_Name

Intermediate Filament Protein

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C20694

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0021769

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16492

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