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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 3;16(15):1389-1390.
doi: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1345230. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

Intermediate filaments join the action

Cécile Leduc  1 , Sandrine Etienne-Manneville  1
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Editorial

Intermediate filaments join the action

Cécile Leduc et al. Cell Cycle. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cdc42; astrocyte; cell migration; cell polarity; cytoskeleton; dynein; intermediate filaments; microtubules; molecular motors; vimentin.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematics of intermediate filament (IF) organization and regulation during cell polarization. During wound-induced astrocyte polarization, IF transport is biased from the cell center toward the cell front. Such asymmetry results from a Cdc42- and atypical PKC-dependent inhibition of the dynein-mediated IF transport.
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