Force generation by actin polymerization II: The elastic ratchet and tethered filaments

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1591-1605

  Mogilner, Alex ^a   Oster, George ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ACTA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; FORCE; LAMELLIPODIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; THEORETICAL MODEL; VELOCITY;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037339268     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74969-8     Document Type: Article

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