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Jonathon Howard · Sinauer Associates, 2001
This text is for biology, biochemistry and chemistry students who want to learn about the principles of protein mechanics and how it applies to the morphology and motility of cells. Understanding how motors and the cytoskeleton operate requires mechanical concepts such as force, elasticity and damping. Introductory physics textbooks address these concepts, yet they are concerned primarily with macroscopic systems, whose motions are qualitatively different from the highly damped, diffusive motion of individual molecules; this book provides a physical foundation for molecular mechanics.
Part I explains how small particles like proteins respond to mechanical, thermal, and chemical forces, Part II focuses on cytoskeletal filaments, and Part III focuses on motor proteins. The treatments are unified in the respect that they are organized around principles rather than proteins: chapters are centered on topics such as structure, chemistry, and mechanics, and different filaments or motors are discussed together.
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Universitario · En inglés
Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
Cambridge University Press, 2006
This book presents views on approaches to modeling cell mechanics. The diversity of opinions stems from the different backgrounds of those who have contributed to the field. The authors come from the biophysics, bioengineering, and physical chemistry communities, and each joins the discussion with their unique…
Universitario · En inglés
Leslie Wilson, John J. Correia
Elsevier/Academic Press, 2010
There continues to be intense interest in the microtubule cytoskeleton, the assembly, structure and regulation of microtubules and the numerous motors and accessory proteins that control cell cycle, dynamics, organization and transport. The field continues to grow and explore new aspects of these issues driven…
Universitario · En inglés
Antonio T. Fojo
Humana Press, 2008
I want to thank all who contributed to this first edition for their hard work and professionalism, and especially for their patience. I hope the readers will find this volume as helpful as I have found it. There is no doubt that the family of proteins we call the tubulins and the microtubules that they form when they…
Universitario · En inglés
Juan A. Rosado, Pedro C. Redondo
Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
