The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization.
Cellular structures are shaped by hydrogen and ionic bonds, plus van der Waals and hydrophobic forces. In cells crowded with macromolecules, a little-known and distinct force-the "depletion attraction"-also acts. We review evidence that this force assists in the assembly of a wide range of...
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| description | Cellular structures are shaped by hydrogen and ionic bonds, plus van der Waals and hydrophobic forces. In cells crowded with macromolecules, a little-known and distinct force-the "depletion attraction"-also acts. We review evidence that this force assists in the assembly of a wide range of cellular structures, ranging from the cytoskeleton to chromatin loops and whole chromosomes. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1e1484c3-a96d-48d9-bae1-fecd759c3e1a2022-03-26T11:14:19ZThe depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1e1484c3-a96d-48d9-bae1-fecd759c3e1aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Marenduzzo, DFinan, KCook, PCellular structures are shaped by hydrogen and ionic bonds, plus van der Waals and hydrophobic forces. In cells crowded with macromolecules, a little-known and distinct force-the "depletion attraction"-also acts. We review evidence that this force assists in the assembly of a wide range of cellular structures, ranging from the cytoskeleton to chromatin loops and whole chromosomes. |
| spellingShingle | Marenduzzo, D Finan, K Cook, P The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title | The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title_full | The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title_fullStr | The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title_short | The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization. |
| title_sort | depletion attraction an underappreciated force driving cellular organization |
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