AmiGO 2: Term Details for "neurofilament" (GO:0005883)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0005883
Name: neurofilament
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: type IV intermediate filament
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A type of intermediate filament found in the core of neuronal axons. Neurofilaments are heteropolymers composed of three type IV polypeptides: NF-L, NF-M, and NF-H (for low, middle, and high molecular weight). Neurofilaments are responsible for the radial growth of an axon and determine axonal diameter. Source: ISBN:0716731363, ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:0815316194
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0005883 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to neurofilament (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to neurofilament (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for neurofilament (excluding "regulates").