Mechanics of motor proteins and the cytoskeleton / Jonathon Howard.

Author
Howard, Jonathon, 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, Publishers, ©2001.
Description
xvi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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        Summary note
        This book is for biology, physics, and engineering students who want to learn about the principles of protein mechanics and how it applies to the morphology and motility of cells. Part I explains how small particles like proteins respond to mechanical, thermal, and chemical forces, Part II focuses on cytoskeletal filaments, and Part III focuses on motor proteins. Chapters are centered on topics such as structure, chemistry, and mechanics, and different filaments or motors are discussed together. All concepts are introduced from first principles, and numerous boxed examples and figures aid the nonmathematical reader. For the mathematically inclined, detailed proofs of important results are included in the Appendix.
        Bibliographic references
        Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-360) and index.
        Contents
        • Introduction
        • Mechanical forces
        • Mass, stiffness, and damping of proteins
        • Thermal forces and diffusion
        • Chemical forces
        • Polymer mechanics
        • Structures of cytoskeletal filaments
        • Mechanics of the cytoskeleton
        • Polymerization of cytoskeletal filaments
        • Force generation by cytoskeletal filaments
        • Active polymerization
        • Structures of motor proteins
        • Speeds of motors
        • ATP hydrolysis
        • Steps and forces
        • Motility models: from crossbridges to motion.
        ISBN
        • 0878933344
        • 9780878933341
        • 0878933336
        • 9780878933334
        LCCN
        2001017017
        OCLC
        45743313
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