Mathematical modeling of a minimal protocell with coordinated growth and division

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 422-429

  Surovtsev, Ivan V ^a   Zhang, Zhigang ^b   Lindahl, Paul A ^a   Morgan, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Biochemical kinetics; Cell cycle; FtsZ ring; In silico cell; Minimal life; Synthetic cells

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL ENERGY; CELL GROWTH; CELL KINETICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; COMPUTER MODEL; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOLOGY; DAUGHTER CELL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL CELLS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 69249203796     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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