A multi-scale approach to understand the mechanobiology of intermediate filaments

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Qin, Zhao ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a   Kreplak, Laurent ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active remodeling; Molecular slippage; Multi scale modeling; Shear stress; Stretch sensor; Tensile stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIN MICROFILAMENTS; ACTIVE REMODELING; ANIMAL CELLS; CYTOSKELETONS; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IN-VIVO; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SLIPPAGE; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; PASSIVE ELEMENTS;

FILAMENTS (LAMP); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

PROTEINS;

ACTIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; FORCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MECHANICS; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 72449133271     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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