2005-10-01
Continuum description of the cytoskeleton: ring formation in the cell cortex
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Phys. Rev. Lett. , Volume 95 - Issue Article number: 258103 p. 1- 4
Motivated by the formation of ringlike filament structures in the cortex of plant and animal cells, we study the dynamics of a two-dimensional layer of cytoskeletal filaments and motor proteins near a surface by a general continuum theory. As a result of active processes, dynamic patterns of filament orientation and density emerge via instabilities. We show that self-organization phenomena can lead to the formation of stationary and oscillating rings. We present state diagrams that reveal a rich scenario of asymptotic behaviors and discuss the role of boundary conditions
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| doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.258103 | |
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| Organisation | Theory of Biomolecular Matter |
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Zumdieck, A., Cosentino Lagomarsino, M., Tanase, C., Kruse, K., Mulder, B., Dogterom, M., & Jülicher, F. (2005). Continuum description of the cytoskeleton: ring formation in the cell cortex. Phys.Rev.Lett., 95(Article number: 258103), 1–4. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.95.258103 |
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