Muscle specific stress fibers give rise to sarcomeres and are mechanistically distinct from stress fibers in non-muscle cells
Aidan M. Feinx, Nilay Taneja, Abigail C. Neininger, Mike R. Visetsouk, Benjamin R. Nixon, Annabelle E. Manalo, Jason R. Becker, Scott W. Crawley, David M. Bader, Matthew J. Tyska, Jennifer H. Gutzman, Dylan T. Burnette
The paper identifies muscle-specific stress fibers as essential sarcomere precursors and shows they form through distinct mechanisms compared to non-muscle stress fibers.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2017 · PreprintCell Biology