For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or ph

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For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase selected from the list below. Not all words or phrases will be used; use each word or phrase only once.

Intermediate filaments are found mainly in cells that are subject to mechanical stress. Mutations in genes that disrupt intermediate filaments cause some rare human diseases. For example, the skin of people with epidermolysis bullosa simplex is very susceptible to mechanical injury; people with this disorder have mutations in their __________________ genes, the intermediate filament found in epithelial cells. These filaments are usually connected from cell to cell through junctions called __________________s. The main filaments found in muscle cells belong to the __________________ family; people with disruptions in these intermediate filaments can have muscular dystrophy. In the nervous system, __________________s help strengthen the extremely long extensions often present in nerve cell axons; disruptions in these intermediate filaments can lead to neurodegeneration. People who carry mutations in the gene for __________________, an important protein for cross-linking intermediate filaments, have a disease that combines symptoms of epidermolysis bullosa simplex, muscular dystrophy, and neurodegeneration.

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desmosome
lamin
synapse
keratin
neurofilament
vimentin
kinase
plectin

Explanation / Answer

the ans will be in the following order 1>keratin 2>synapse 3>vimentin 4>neuro filament 5>plectin cheers :)

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