In silico reconstitution of actin-based symmetry breaking and motility

PLoS Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Dayel, Mark J ^a   Akin, Orkun ^b   Landeryou, Mark ^c   Risca, Viviana ^a   Mogilner, Alex ^d   Mullins, R Dyche ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; MICROSPHERE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; MOTION; PLASTICITY; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CELL MOTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFILAMENT;

EUKARYOTA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MOVEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION;

EID: 70349766884     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000201     Document Type: Article

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