Biomechanics of actin filaments: A computational multi-level study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 630-636

  Deriu, Marco A ^a   Bidone, Tamara C ^a   Mastrangelo, Francesco ^a   Di Benedetto, Giacomo ^a   Soncini, Monica ^b   Montevecchi, Franco M ^a   Morbiducci, Umberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actin; Bending; Biomechanics; Biopolymer; Coarse grain; Cytoskeleton; Elastic modulus; Elastic network; Fluctuations; Mechanical properties; Mechanics; Molecular dynamics; Normal mode analysis; Persistence length; Stiffness; Stretching; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BENDING; COARSE GRAINS; CYTOSKELETONS; ELASTIC NETWORK; FLUCTUATIONS; NORMAL MODE ANALYSIS; PERSISTENCE LENGTH; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPHYSICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STIFFNESS; TOPOLOGY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

PROTEINS;

F ACTIN; G ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RIGIDITY; VIBRATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTINS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 79951720598     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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