basic FUNCTION
| forming a fibrous network in adult striated muscle connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane |
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having a potential role in lysosomes and lysosome-related organelle biogenesis and/or positioning |
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a potential regulator of muscle mitochondrial behavior and function |
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intermediate filament that may be maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the myofibrils and functioning as a cytoskeletal protein linking the Z band to the plasma membrane |
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muscle-specific intermediate filament protein, which surrounds the Z disks and links the entire contractile apparatus to the sarcolemmal cytoskeleton, cytoplasmic organelles, and the nucleus |
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play crucial roles in the maturation, maintenance and recovery of muscle fibers |
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preferential target of advanced glycation end products (AGE) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and AGE may play an important role in DCM because they alter the organization of desmin filaments that normally support stress response and mitochondrial functions in cardiomyocytes |
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role for desmin as an anti-hypertrophic protein necessary for airway smooth muscle cell homeostasis and identifies desmin as a novel regulator of microRNA |
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intimately surround myofibrils in vertebrate muscle forming a mesh-like filament network |
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protein of the cytoskeleton, central to maintenance of the structure, shape and function of the myofiber and its organelles, especially the mitochondria, and to translation of sarcomere contraction into muscle contraction |
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plays an important role in muscle contraction |