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The coiled-coil motif has also been identified in a variety of proteins associated with centromeres, centrosomes, the nuclear matrix, and chromatin [ 10 11 12 13 14 ] . TPR, a protein associated with the inner filaments of the nuclear pore complex is an extended coiled-coil protein [ 15 ] . The filamentous structures associated with both the outer and inner surface of the nuclear pore complex suggest that additional unknown coiled-coil proteins might be involved in its assembly.
Following completion of conceptus elongation, IL-1β gene expression and secretion rapidly decline and expression levels are more than 2000-fold lower in day 15 compared to day 12 filamentous conceptuses.
and the giant filamentous sulfide oxidizer
Gene expression for HSC70 was similar in spherical, ovoid and tubular conceptuses followed by a 10-fold increase in filamentous conceptuses.
The ability of soluble monomeric G-actin to polymerize into filamentous F-actin in a reversible manner is central to the cellular function of actin [ 1 2 ] . Rearrangement of actin is promoted rapidly by extracellular stimuli, and is facilitated by sets of actin-associated proteins, one of which is profilin [ 2 ] . It is now appreciated that a large number of cellular parasites co-opt actin for their gene expression and replication in the host cell [ 3 4 ] . Due to its primary role in pediatric respiratory disease, and the enormous human and economic toll it exacts throughout the world, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its interaction with the host cell have received serious attention.