WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0005882

GO:0005882 Name: intermediate filament
  Definition: A cytoskeletal structure that forms a distinct elongated structure, characteristically 10 nm in diameter, that occurs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Intermediate filaments form a fibrous system, composed of chemically heterogeneous subunits and involved in mechanically integrating the various components of the cytoplasmic space. Intermediate filaments may be divided into five chemically distinct classes: Type I, acidic keratins; Type II, basic keratins; Type III, including desmin, vimentin and others; Type IV, neurofilaments and related filaments; and Type V, lamins.
  Synonym: Related: intermediate filament associated protein
      type I intermediate filament associated protein
      type II intermediate filament associated protein
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0005638
      GO:0005883
      GO:0045095
      GO:0045098
      GO:0097426
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0099513
    Component_of: GO:0045111
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR003461
      INTERPRO:IPR006821
      INTERPRO:IPR027702
      INTERPRO:IPR030634
    Index: Ancestor (13)
      Descendant: GO:0005638
        GO:0005883
        GO:0045095
        GO:0045098
        GO:0097426
    Expr_pattern: Expr1626
      Expr2601
      Expr2762
      Expr2823
      Expr11568
      Expr11569
      Expr13743
    Picture: WBPicture0000007573
      WBPicture0000010576
    GO_annotation (20)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15