vimentin
Sign in to savethumb|328px|Immunofluorescence staining pattern of vimentin antibodies. Produced by incubating vimentin primary antibodies and FITC labelled secondary antibodies with HEp-20-10 cells.
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- Structure
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Interactions
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thumb|328px|Immunofluorescence staining pattern of vimentin antibodies. Produced by incubating vimentin primary antibodies and FITC labelled secondary antibodies with HEp-20-10 cells.
Vimentin is a structural protein that in humans is encoded by the VIM gene. Its name comes from the Latin vimentum, meaning an osier, withy (array of flexible rods).