General theory for the mechanics of confined microtubule asters

In cells, dynamic microtubules organize into asters or spindles to assist positioning of organelles. Two types of forces are suggested to contribute to the positioning process: (i) microtubule-growth based pushing forces; and (ii) motor protein mediated pulling forces. In this paper, we present a ge...

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Autors principals: Rui Ma, Liedewij Laan, Marileen Dogterom, Nenad Pavin, Frank Jülicher
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Col·lecció:New Journal of Physics
Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/013018