Elastic extension and jump of the flagellar nexin links: A theoretical mechanical cycle

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-175

  Cibert, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Bending; Flagellum; Inner dynein arms; Nexin links; Oscillating system; Sliding; Sliding to bending conversion

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEASE NEXIN;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; CALCULATION; CELL MOTILITY; ELASTICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLUM; GEOMETRY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNEIN ATPASE; ELASTICITY; FLAGELLA; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034910450     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.1030     Document Type: Article

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