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Stress Fibers MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Stress Fibers
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.750.050.830
Unique ID
D022502
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022502
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Stress Fibres
Previous Indexing
Actins (1978-2000)
Cytoskeleton (1978-2000)
Public MeSH Note
2001
History Note
2001
Date Established
2001/01/01
Date of Entry
2000/06/22
Revision Date
2011/07/01
Stress Fibers Preferred
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