Model for spatial microtubule oscillations

被引:7
作者
Sept, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Chem & Biochem, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1999年 / 60卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.60.838
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Under particular in vitro conditions, oscillating spatial and temporal waves of assembled microtubules can be observed. A reaction-diffusion model is presented to reproduce these results. This model is based on a set of chemical reaction equations and extended to include spatial dependence and diffusion. The basic properties of the model are presented and the results are demonstrated to connect the observable waves with turbidimetric measurements. The results of the model are consistent with experimental findings, [S1063-651X(99)05307-6].
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页码:838 / 841
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