Desmin are class-III intermediate filaments found in muscle cells. In adult striated muscle they form a fibrous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane from the periphery of the Z-line structures.
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"A polymorphic CT-repeat at the porcine desmin locus with an effect on meat quality." Beuzen N.D., Hall A.D., Gallagher A., Chang K.-C. Submitted (2001-03) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
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