Intermediate Filaments Text and image sources are included using the notes function of this file Cytokeratin Mitochondria DNA
The IMF Family TypeProteinHuman gene #Mol WeightCell type Type I (acidic) Type II (basic)Keratins> kDa kDaEpithelia Type III (vimentin-like)Vimentin Desmin GFAP Peripherin kDa 54 kDa 50 kDa 57 kDa Mesenchymal cells Muscle Glia, astrocytes PNS neurons Type IV (neurofilaments)NF-L NF-M NF-H [alpha]- internexin kDa 102 kDa 110 kDa 66 kDa CNS neurons CNS neurons Type V (nuclear lamina)Lamins A / C Lamins B 1, B ea 70/63 kDa 67/72 kDa Nucleus - Mature cells Nucleus - Develop.cells * Lens (Type VI)Phakinin/CP49 Filensin1 49 kDa 95 kDaLens Others:Nestin, Synemin, Paranemin, Plasticin, Tanabin... (Prokaryotic IMF family member)(Cresecntin)(Prokaryotes) form heterodimers
Assembly as simple as abcdefg central rod domain bundles of 8 tetramers
Atomic Model of the Dimer
Keratins Lamins Cytokeratins in Epithelial Cells
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex arises from keratin point mutations Dowling-Meara - widespread blistering Koebner - blistering confined to hands and feet Weber-Cockayne - least severe
Stretching an EBS cell destroys the keratin cytoskeleton
Vimentin in Fibroblasts
Cancer detection Cytokeratins are normally expresssed in skin but not in the underlying tissues. Antibody staining can reveal hyperplasia and metastasis of epithelial cells into those tissues as a cancer progresses. Normal Skin Squalous cell carcinoma
Neurofilaments in Neurons NF-H in neurons GFAP in glia
Active Remodeling (note - short clips are repeated several times in each part of the sequence)
Cytokeratin- GFP dynamics 4 hour sequence
Cytokeratin-GFP dynamics during mitosis 40 minute sequence
Okadaic acid (phosphatase inhibitor) results in cytokeratin disassembly 200+ minute sequence Cytokeratin 13::GFP
Cytokeratin-GFP dynamics require ATP 96 minute sequence
Cytokeratin- GFP dynamics requires microtubules 115 minute sequence
Microinjection of anti-detyrosinated tubulin antibodies collapses the IMF network
Cytokeratin- GFP dynamics doesn’t require micro- filaments 115 minute sequence
Vimentin-GFP Time-lapse Close-up cell edge Nocodazole collapse
Vimentin overlays Distinct from Microfilaments Co-align with Microtubules
Plectin links Vimentin IMFs and Microtubules
The Cytomatrix
Tensegrity F-actin
The Axonal Matrix
Murine Macrophage
Nocodozole- treatment depolymerizes mts and causes lamellipodial retraction