Lenz Cell Motility

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-73050-9
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

A much-needed work that provides an authoritative overview of the fundamental biological facts, theoretical models, and current experimental developments in this fascinating area. Cell motility is fundamentally important to a number of biological and pathological processes. The main challenge in the field of cell motility is to develop a complete physical description on how and why cells move. For this purpose new ways of modeling the properties of biological cells have to be found - and this volume is a major stepping-stone along the way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lenz, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;11
3;List of Contributors;12
4;1 The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion;14
5;2 Biophysical Aspects of Actin-Based Cell Motility in Fish Epithelial Keratocytes;44
6;3 Directed Motility and Dictyostelium Aggregation;72
7;4 Microtubule Forces and Organization;106
8;5 Mechanisms of Molecular Motor Action and Inaction;129
9;6 Molecular Mechanism of Mycoplasma Gliding - A Novel Cell Motility System;148
10;7 Hydrodynamics and Rheology of Active Polar Filaments;187
11;8 Collective Effects in Arrays of Cilia and Rotational Motors;217
12;Index;247