Cytoplasmic diffusion: Molecular motors mix it up

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 583-587

  Brangwynne, Clifford P ^a,d   Koenderink, Gijsje H ^a,b   MacKintosh, Frederick C ^c   Weitz, David A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFUSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

EID: 58149190132     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200806149     Document Type: Short Survey

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