Europe PMC

This website requires cookies, and the limited processing of your personal data in order to function. By using the site you are agreeing to this as outlined in our privacy notice and cookie policy.

Abstract 


The occurrence and distribution of intermediate-sized filaments (100 A filaments) in an established epitheloid cell line RL 19 originally derived from rat liver was described by use of ultrathin sections tangentially and crossly to the cell substrate. The epithel-like cells showed in the cytoplasm a highly developed system of intermediate-sized filaments. The intermediate-sized filaments are either individually traversing in different directions or are grouped to loosely arranged bundles randomly running wavy-like through the whole cytoplasm. The bundles of highly variable thickness (20 to 40 filaments) are branched or are uniting and assembled to a three-dimensional network. The nucleus and Golgi-system are surrounding by a large ring of densely packed intermediate-sized filaments. Occasionally parallel running single filaments are associated to electron dense aggregates.

Protocols & materials