SELF-ORGANIZATION OF POLYMER-MOTOR SYSTEMS IN THE CYTOSKELETON

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作者
MITCHISON, TJ
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[1] Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Francisco
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10.1098/rstb.1992.0049
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Microtubules and actin filaments are organized into dynamic arrays inside cells. In this paper I discuss in conceptual form the assembly mechanisms of three specific arrays: asters, spindles and leading edge structures. The role of energy transducing processes, particularly motor protein activity, in assembly is explored. I conclude that dynamic interaction between motor proteins and cytoskeletal polymers play a very general role in spatial organization of the cytoplasm.
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