vimentin
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- noun
- /vaɪˈmɛntɪn/
- Specialized
- Endothelial function and integrity can also be affected by cytoskeleton-interacting proteins that are involved in mechanosensing, such as filamin A, vimentin, and plectin, which were upregulated in the HF kidney.
- vimentin and actin
Examples
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Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed that vimentin is present in many fibroblastic cells.
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The presence of vimentin in tissue samples indicates the strength of the connective structure.
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S (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 3. A: Stain for vimentin (V9) shows strong positivity. Note that the tumor cells are arranged.
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Immunohistochemical studies yielded positive vimentin staining of the fibroblastic spindle cells.
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Leiomyosarcoma cells are frequently positive for vimentin, smooth muscle actin, and muscle-specific or pan-muscle actin.
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The spindle cells exhibited no particular architecture in the spindle cells with desmin, smooth-muscle actin, and vimentin.
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The tumor cells showed strong cytoplasmic immunoexpression of vimentin, pankeratin, S-100 protein, and smooth-muscle actin.
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In tumor pathology, vimentin is used as a marker to identify mesenchymal tumors.
Surface Forms
Morphology
vimentin = viment (opaque) = viment + in
The element 'viment' is a specialized combining form (not a standalone modern English word) and '-in' is a protein-suffix; the combination is scientific and not transparently interpretable by general learners.
Etymology
The word vimentin comes from the Latin vimen, meaning 'twig', plus the common protein ending -in. So vimentin is like a tiny thread or twig inside cells that helps hold their shape and supports connective tissue.