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There is no one answer to that question. Intermediate filaments are not a single thing but rather a large class of molecules. There are many kinds of intermediate filaments, each made up of different proteins.

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Proteins.But the type of proteins may vary from cell to cell.In neurons,they are composed of Vimentin.

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