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
Subset
None
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Parents of neurofilament (GO:0005883)
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neurofilament [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cytoplasm (GO:0005737)
neurofilament [is_a relation] is_a  intermediate filament (GO:0005882)

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NIF_Subcellular
sao1316272517
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Neurofilament