COLLECTIVE OSCILLATIONS IN MICROTUBULE GROWTH

Authors
HOUCHMANDZADEH B VALLADE M
Citation
B. Houchmandzadeh et M. Vallade, COLLECTIVE OSCILLATIONS IN MICROTUBULE GROWTH, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 53(6), 1996, pp. 6320-6324
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
53
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Part
B
Pages
6320 - 6324
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1996)53:6<6320:COIMG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Large groups of microtubules are observed to undergo coherent oscillat ions in length. This process is suspected to be important to the mecha nism of cell division. We propose a model, related to the bounded-unbo unded transition of microtubules proposed by M. Dogterom and S. Leible r [Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1347 (1993)], which is in good agreement with experiments.