Vimentin

Term

Protein, found in III class intermediate filaments, mesenchymal and other non-epithelial cells and in the Z disc of muscle cells. It is a phosphoprotein, its phosphorylation is enhanced during cell division.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė