Cell Motility (eBook)

Peter Lenz (Herausgeber)

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2007
XIV, 248 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
9780387730509 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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Cell motility is a fascinating example of cell behavior which is fundamentally important to a number of biological and pathological processes. It is based on a complex self-organized mechano-chemical machine consisting of cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors. In general, the cytoskeleton is responsible for the movement of the entire cell and for movements within the cell. 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. This long term goal can only be achieved if new experimental techniques are developed to extract physical information from these living systems and if theoretical models are found which bridge the gap between molecular and mesoscopic length scales. Cell Motility gives an authoritative overview of the fundamental biological facts, theoretical models, and current experimental developments in this fascinating area.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.11.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
• Reihe/Serie: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 248 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Bacteria • Cell • Cells • chromosome • Cytoskeleton • Development • fish • liquid water • Living systems • Nucleic acid • Protein • proteins • Transporter
• ISBN-13: 9780387730509 / 9780387730509