Stress fibers: what are they and why are they important? Stress fibers form the architecture of the cell. They are made of bundles of filaments composed from two strands of actin that are bound together by cross-linking proteins (see Figure 1). Their alignment,...
Since their description in the 1970s1, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been at the center of very active research with the challenge of using them as therapy in organ and tissue repair. For that purpose, it has been essential to develop culture protocols that would...
