The mechanochemistry of cytoskeletal force generation
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The mechanochemistry of cytoskeletal force generation.
In this communication, we propose a model to study the non-equilibrium process by which actin stress fibers develop force in contractile cells. The emphasis here is on the non-equilibrium thermodynamics, which is necessary to address the mechanics as well as the chemistry of dynamic cell contractility. In this setting, we are able to develop a framework that relates (a) the dynamics of force ge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1617-7959,1617-7940
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-014-0588-2