stress fiber

I. Literature review

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Namestress fiber
IDGO_0001725
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Cellular component

Exact synonym

stress fibre

Related synonym

actin cable

Description

A contractile actin filament bundle that consists of short actin filaments with alternating polarity, cross-linked by alpha-actinin and possibly other actin bundling proteins, and with myosin present in a periodic distribution along the fiber.

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