Exploiting thermal noise for an efficient actomyosin sliding mechanism

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-149

  Buonocore, A ^a   Ricciardi, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active Brownian particle; Actomyosin interaction; Convective motion; Loose coupling; Tilting ratchet; Washboard potential

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL NOISE;

MUSCLE CONTRACTION PROCESSES;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

NEUROLOGY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TILTING;

EID: 0037375966     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(02)00217-1     Document Type: Article

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