Neurofilaments and neurofilament proteins in health and disease

A Yuan, MV Rao, RA Nixon - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Neurofilaments (NFs) are unique among tissue-specific classes of intermediate filaments
(IFs) in being heteropolymers composed of four subunits (NF-L [neurofilament light]; NF-M …

Post-translational modifications of intermediate filament proteins: mechanisms and functions

NT Snider, MB Omary - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are cytoskeletal and nucleoskeletal structures that provide
mechanical and stress-co** resilience to cells, contribute to subcellular and tissue-specific …

Neurofilaments at a glance

A Yuan, MV Rao, RA Nixon - Journal of cell science, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Neurofilaments (NFs) are intermediate filaments with a diameter of 10 nm, similar to that of
neurons. Although they are present in perikarya and dendrites, neurofilaments are …

Stathmin-2 loss leads to neurofilament-dependent axonal collapse driving motor and sensory denervation

J Lopez-Erauskin, M Bravo-Hernandez, M Presa… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The mRNA transcript of the human STMN2 gene, encoding for stathmin-2 protein (also
called SCG10), is profoundly impacted by TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) loss of …

Review of the multiple aspects of neurofilament functions, and their possible contribution to neurodegeneration

R Perrot, R Berges, A Bocquet, J Eyer - Molecular neurobiology, 2008 - Springer
Neurofilaments (NF) are the most abundant cytoskeletal component of large myelinated
axons from adult central and peripheral nervous system. Here, we provide an overview of …

Intermediate filament scaffolds fulfill mechanical, organizational, and signaling functions in the cytoplasm

S Kim, PA Coulombe - Genes & development, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are cytoskeletal polymers whose protein constituents are
encoded by a large family of differentially expressed genes. Owing in part to their properties …

Functions of intermediate filaments in neuronal development and disease

RC Lariviere, JP Julien - Journal of neurobiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Five major types of intermediate filament (IF) proteins are expressed in mature neurons: the
three neurofilament proteins (NF‐L, NF‐M, and NF‐H), α‐internexin, and peripherin. While …

The role of neurofilament aggregation in neurodegeneration: lessons from rare inherited neurological disorders

A Didonna, P Opal - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2019 - Springer
Many neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, are well known to involve the accumulation of disease-specific proteins …

'Heads and tails' of intermediate filament phosphorylation: multiple sites and functional insights

MB Omary, NO Ku, GZ Tao, DM Toivola… - Trends in biochemical …, 2006 - cell.com
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are major components of the mammalian cytoskeleton. They are
among the most abundant cellular phosphoproteins; their phosphorylation typically involves …

Intermediate filaments are dynamic and motile elements of cellular architecture

BT Helfand, L Chang, RD Goldman - Journal of cell science, 2004 - journals.biologists.com
Recent evidence showing that intermediate filaments (IFs) are dynamic, motile elements of
the cytoskeletal repertoire of vertebrate cells has overturned the long-standing view that they …