J. Krawczyk
Stall force of polymerizing microtubules and filament bundles
Krawczyk, J.; Kierfeld, J.
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J. Kierfeld
Abstract
We investigate stall force and polymerization kinetics of rigid protofilaments in a microtubule or interacting filaments in bundles under an external load force in the framework of a discrete growth model. We introduce the concecpt of polymerization cycles to describe the stochastic growth kinetics, which allows us to derive an exact expression for the stall force. We find that the stall force is independent of ensemble geometry and load distribution. Furthermore, the stall force is proportional to the number of filaments and increases linearly with the strength of lateral filament interactions. These results are corroborated by simulations, which also show a strong influence of ensemble geometry on growth kinetics below the stall force.
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Krawczyk, J., & Kierfeld, J. (2011). Stall force of polymerizing microtubules and filament bundles. European Physical Society Letters, 93(2), Article 28006. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/93/28006
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 5, 2011 |
Publication Date | Feb 7, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Dec 30, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Europhysics Letters |
Print ISSN | 0295-5075 |
Electronic ISSN | 1286-4854 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 93 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 28006 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/93/28006 |
Related Public URLs | http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.2013 |
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