#vimentin

#vimentin

"Essentially, these filaments are typically considered as the most non-dynamic component of the cytoskeleton," Gelfand said. "People generally believe that filaments just help cells to keep their shape and prevent mechanical damage. But a long time ago, we started to suspect that the filaments are more dynamic than people think." Contrary to long-held beliefs that these filaments are rigid and bundled, Gelfand and his laboratory found that vimentin filaments are highly mobile and travel individually along microtubules, the cell's internal highways.