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 rang...
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| author | Marenduzzo, D Finan, K Cook, P |
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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:da74b6f2-93a5-42b8-815f-ff5ab8dcb1862022-03-27T09:03:26ZThe depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organizationJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:da74b6f2-93a5-42b8-815f-ff5ab8dcb186PhysicsPathologyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetRockefeller University Press2006Marenduzzo, 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 | Physics Pathology 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 |
| topic | Physics Pathology |
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