On the stall force for growing microtubules

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-6

  Van Doorn, G S ^a   Tanase, C ^a   Mulder, B M ^a   Dogterom, M ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brownian ratchet; Force velocity relation; Microtubules; Stall force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MOTION; THERMODYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033801519     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050245     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Microtubule polymerization dynamics
2. Measurement of the force-velocity relation for growing microtubules
3. Force generation by microtubule assembly/disassembly in mitosis and related movements
4. The polymerization ratchet model explains the force-velocity relation for growing microtubules
5. Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: The Brownian ratchet