Mesh term Stress Fibers
Browse to parent terms:Actin Cytoskeleton
Description
Bundles of actin filaments (ACTIN CYTOSKELETON) and myosin-II that span across the cell attaching to the cell membrane at FOCAL ADHESIONS and to the network of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS that surrounds the nucleus.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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