Term Name: | stress fiber assembly |
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Synonyms: | actin cable assembly, actin cable formation, stress fibre biosynthesis, stress fibre formation |
Definition: | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a stress fiber. A stress fiber is a contractile actin filament bundle that consists of short actin filaments with alternating polarity. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043149] QuickGO AmiGO |