sas 16(8): e3

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Gliding Movements of Microtubule Driven by Kinesin Motors under External Force: Steering and Detachment

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262537,
    author={Takahiro Nitta and Kouki Kawauchi},
    title={Gliding Movements of Microtubule Driven by Kinesin Motors under External Force: Steering and Detachment},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Self-Adaptive Systems},
    volume={2},
    number={8},
    publisher={ACM},
    journal_a={SAS},
    year={2016},
    month={5},
    keywords={kinesin, microtubule, gliding assay, simulation, external control},
    doi={10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262537}
}
  • Takahiro Nitta
    Kouki Kawauchi
    Year: 2016
    Gliding Movements of Microtubule Driven by Kinesin Motors under External Force: Steering and Detachment
    SAS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262537
Takahiro Nitta1,*, Kouki Kawauchi1
  • 1: Gifu university
*Contact email: nittat@gifu-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Kinesin and microtubule have been utilized for applications, such as molecular communication. In this paper, we describe a computer simulation which reproduced movements of microtubules gliding over kinesin-coated glass surfaces under external force. The simulation qualitatively reproduced experimental results of microtubule movements under external force. This simulation would enable understanding of details of the gliding movements of microtubules under external force.

Keywords
kinesin, microtubule, gliding assay, simulation, external control
Published
2016-05-24
Publisher
ACM
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262537

Copyright © 2015 T. Nitta and K. Kawauchi, licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.