Computer simulations reveal motor properties generating stable antiparallel microtubule interactions

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1005-1015

  Nédélec, François ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aster; Cytoskeleton; Model; Molecular motor; Spindle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUKARYOTE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; POLYMERS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ASTER; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037119992     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200202051     Document Type: Article

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