Behaviors of microtubules (MTs) driven by biological motors (Dynein c) at collisions against micro-fabricated tracks and MTs for potential nano-bio-machines

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 5123-5133

  Chen, Q ^a   Li, D Y ^a   Shitaka, Y ^b   Oiwa, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological motor; Computer simulation; Dynein c; Microtubule interaction; Nano bio machines

Indexed keywords

AXONEMAL DYNEIN; BIOLOGICAL MOTOR; BIOLOGICAL MOTORS; DYNEIN C; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; IN-VITRO; MACHINE DEVELOPMENT; MICROMETER-SCALE; MICROTUBULE INTERACTION; MICROTUBULES; MOTOR PROTEINS; MUTUAL INTERACTION; NANO-BIO-MACHINES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POWER TRANSFERS; PROTEIN FILAMENTS; PROTEIN MOTORS; TORQUE GENERATION;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FABRICATION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); MACHINE DESIGN; PROTEINS;

MOTORS;

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; MICROTUBULE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DYNEINS; KINESIN; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

EID: 70350327307     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1204     Document Type: Article

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