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Protein filament facts for kids

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In biology, a filament is a long chain of proteins, such as those found in hair, muscle, or in flagella.

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  • Microfilaments

    Developing wood cells in poplar showing microfilaments (in green) and cell nuclei (in red)

  • Microtubule

    A human cell showing the tubulin component of the cytoskeleton in green and the nucleus in red. The blue staining is a single cytoplasmic protein.

  • Intermediate filament

    Human neural stem cells stained for Sox2, in green, and vimentin, in red. Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein.

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