A review of the current state of knowledge of the different intermediate filament (IF) systems, demonstrating how various experimental approaches involving cellular, molecular, biochemical, and immunological methods have been utilized to generate information regarding the structure and function of IF. Contributors combine reviews of the literature with their own ideas on current and future directions for IF research. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews. com) | Cellular and Molecular Biology of Intermediate Filaments by R D Goldman, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters