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GO: Cellular Component

stress fiber

Term ID
GO:0001725
Synonyms
  • actin cable
  • stress fibre
Definition
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. 16651381
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes