title: Cytoskeletal regulation: sorting out stress fibers with tropomyosin.
abstract: Mechanisms governing the specification and function of non-muscle actomyosin structures, such as contractile rings and stress fibers, are poorly understood. An interesting new study now sheds some light on this topic by examining the role of tropomyosin in stress fiber organization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. matthew.lord@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lord
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D002465:Cell Movement; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D024462:Myosin Type II / Q000378:metabolism*; D022502:Stress Fibers / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D024462:Myosin Type II