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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
During adipose conversion of murine 3T3-L1 cells, the arrangement of vimentin intermediate filaments (IFs) changes from an extended fibrillar state to a complex cage formation tightly associated with the forming lipid globules. The fully developed cage complex surrounding the lipid globule consists of a monolayer of groups of regularly spaced vimentin IFs that in turn is closely ensheathed by a special endoplasmic reticulum cisterna. The same IF cage is also seen in other adipocytes in culture and in tissues. The specificity of the association of lipid globules with vimentin IFs during adipose conversion is discussed as a special form of compartmentalization supporting adipogenesis and is taken as an example of a possible IF function in relation to a cell differentiation process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Rearrangement of the vimentin cytoskeleton during adipose conversion: formation of an intermediate filament cage around lipid globules.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't