Keratin intermediate filaments are protein threads that are located inside cells of epithelial tissues such as skin and are responsible for the mechanical stability of these tissues.

more infos on keratin...
The galleries contain 3D models of the keratin network of  three different cell types, derived from kidney, skin, and retina. The models were created from microscopical data of real cells.

more details in this paper....
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MDCK
RPE
HaCat
Keratin intermediate filaments are protein threads that are located inside cells of epithelial tissues such as skin and are responsible for the mechanical stability of these tissues.

more infos on keratin...
The galleries contain 3D models of the keratin network of  three different cell types, derived from kidney (MDCK), skin (HaCaT), and retina (RPE). The models were created from microscopical data of real cells. All data are free to download.

all details are described in this paper:
Windoffer R, Schwarz N, Yoon S, Piskova T, Scholkemper M, Stegmaier J, Bönsch A, Di Russo J, Leube R., 2021.
Quantitative Mapping of Keratin Networks in 3D.
bioRxiv 2021.12.06.470977. doi:10.1101/2021.12.06.470977
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MDCK
RPE
HaCat
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Interactive 3D Rendering of cellular Keratin Networks
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