Role of actin stress fibres in the development of the intervertebral disc: Cytoskeletal control of extracellular matrix assembly

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Orientation of collagen fibrils is a key event in the development of many tissues. In the intervertebral disc, the outer annulus fibrosus comprises lamellae of parallel collagen fibres, the direction of orientation of the long axis of which alternates in angle between lamellae. In development, this organisation is preceded by the formation of sheets of oriented fibroblasts, which then deposit the oriented...

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