Evaluation of extensional and torsional stiffness of single actin filaments by molecular dynamics analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3162-3167

  Matsushita, Shinji ^a,b   Adachi, Taiji ^a,b,c   Inoue, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Hojo, Masaki ^a   Sokabe, Masahiro ^d,e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin filament; Cell mechanics; Computational biomechanics; Extensional and torsional stiffness; Molecular dynamics simulation; Thermal fluctuation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL MECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS; TORSIONAL STIFFNESS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMECHANICS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEINS; STIFFNESS;

DYNAMICS;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANICAL TORSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RABBITS;

EID: 78549285591     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.07.022     Document Type: Article

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