The polymerization ratchet model explains the force-velocity relation for growing microtubules

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-242

  Mogilner, Alexander ^a   Oster, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Filamentous proteins; Force velocity relationship; Microtubules; Polymerization rachet model

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELASTICITY; FORCE; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032907883     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050204     Document Type: Article

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