Intermediate Filaments Play a Pivotal Role in Regulating Cell Architecture and Function

Mitochondrial membrane potential is regulated by vimentin intermediate filaments

(2015) Ivan S. Chernoivanenko et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Direct Observation of Subunit Exchange along Mature Vimentin Intermediate Filaments

(2014) Bernd Nöding et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Vimentin Enhances Cell Elastic Behavior and Protects against Compressive Stress

(2014) M.G. Mendez et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Probing the Stochastic, Motor-Driven Properties of the Cytoplasm Using Force Spectrum Microscopy

(2014) Ming Guo et al.   CELL

Microtubule-dependent transport of vimentin filament precursors is regulated by actin and by the concerted action of Rho- and p21-activated kinases

(2014) Amélie Robert et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

A central role for vimentin in regulating repair function during healing of the lens epithelium

(2014) A. S. Menko et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

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

(2014) Natasha T. Snider et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Generation of compartmentalized pressure by a nuclear piston governs cell motility in a 3D matrix

(2014) R. J. Petrie et al.   SCIENCE

The Role of Vimentin Intermediate Filaments in Cortical and Cytoplasmic Mechanics

(2013) Ming Guo et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1

(2013) Daniel E. Conway et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Giant axonal neuropathy–associated gigaxonin mutations impair intermediate filament protein degradation

(2013) Saleemulla Mahammad et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Nesprin-3 connects plectin and vimentin to the nuclear envelope of Sertoli cells but is not required for Sertoli cell function in spermatogenesis

(2013) Mirjam Ketema et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Substrate stiffness regulates solubility of cellular vimentin

(2013) Maria E. Murray et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Desminopathies: pathology and mechanisms

(2012) Christoph S. Clemen et al.   ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

Ablation of Vimentin Results in Defective Steroidogenesis

(2012) Wen-Jun Shen et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ubiquitylation by Trim32 causes coupled loss of desmin, Z-bands, and thin filaments in muscle atrophy

(2012) Shenhav Cohen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Quantitative Measurement of Invadopodia-mediated Extracellular Matrix Proteolysis in Single and Multicellular Contexts

(2012) Karen H. Martin et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Vimentin in cancer and its potential as a molecular target for cancer therapy

(2011) Arun Satelli et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Vimentin is sufficient and required for wound repair and remodeling in alveolar epithelial cells

(2011) Micah R. Rogel et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments mediate actin-driven positioning of the nucleus

(2011) I. Dupin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Vimentin intermediate filaments modulate the motility of mitochondria

(2011) Oxana E. Nekrasova et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Vimentin organization modulates the formation of lamellipodia

(2011) Brian T. Helfand et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Vimentin induces changes in cell shape, motility, and adhesion during the epithelial to mesenchymal transition

(2010) Melissa G. Mendez et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Actin, microtubules, and vimentin intermediate filaments cooperate for elongation of invadopodia

(2010) Marie Schoumacher et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Mutations in Desmin's Carboxy-Terminal “Tail” Domain Severely Modify Filament and Network Mechanics

(2010) Harald Bär et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Vimentin is a novel AKT1 target mediating motility and invasion

(2010) Q-S Zhu et al.   ONCOGENE

Vimentin regulates EMT induction by Slug and oncogenic H-Ras and migration by governing Axl expression in breast cancer

(2010) K Vuoriluoto et al.   ONCOGENE

Contribution of the Cytoskeleton to the Compressive Properties and Recovery Behavior of Single Cells

(2009) Gidon Ofek et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Bringing KASH under the SUN: the many faces of nucleo-cytoskeletal connections

(2009) David Razafsky et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The dynamic properties of intermediate filaments during organelle transport

(2009) L. Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Recruitment of vimentin to the cell surface by  3 integrin and plectin mediates adhesion strength

(2009) R. Bhattacharya et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Introducing intermediate filaments: from discovery to disease

(2009) John E. Eriksson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

“IF-pathies”: a broad spectrum of intermediate filament–associated diseases

(2009) M. Bishr Omary   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Tensile Properties of Single Desmin Intermediate Filaments

(2008) Laurent Kreplak et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Providing cellular signposts - Post-translational modifications of intermediate filaments

(2008) Claire L. Hyder et al.   FEBS LETTERS

The human keratins: biology and pathology

(2008) Roland Moll et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Severe Myopathy Mutations Modify the Nanomechanics of Desmin Intermediate Filaments

(2008) L. Kreplak et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY