Coupling between axial stretch and bending/twisting deformation of actin filaments caused by a mismatched centroid from the center axis

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-333

  Yamaoka, Hidetaka ^a   Adachi, Taiji ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin filament; Cosserat continuum theory; Coupling behavior; Helical structure; Mismatched centroid; Molecular biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEINS; AXIAL STRETCH; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; COSSERAT CONTINUUM MODEL; COSSERAT CONTINUUM THEORY; CYTOSKELETAL ACTIN; DOUBLE-HELICAL STRUCTURES; HELICAL STRUCTURE; HELICAL STRUCTURES; LEVEL MECHANISM; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES;

BIOMECHANICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 75149138867     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2009.09.038     Document Type: Article

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