Term Name:	stress fiber
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.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001725]    QuickGO    AmiGO