An integrative simulation model linking major biochemical reactions of actin-polymerization to structural properties of actin filaments

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 24-34

  Halavatyi, Aliaksandr A ^a,b   Nazarov, Petr V ^a,c   Medves, Sandrine ^b   van Troys, Marleen ^d,e   Ampe, Christophe ^d,e   Yatskou, Mikalai ^b,c   Friederich, Evelyne ^b,c  

^a BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actin; Filament; Model; Monte Carlo simulation; Polymerization; Software

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PYRENE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ACTIN CAPPING PROTEINS; ACTINS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FETAL PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RABBITS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 58749086550     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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