Anisotropic elastic properties of microtubules.

نویسندگان

  • J A Tuszyński
  • T Luchko
  • S Portet
  • J M Dixon
چکیده

We review and model the experimental parameters which characterize elastic properties of microtubules. Three macroscopic estimates are made of the anisotropic elastic moduli, accounting for the molecular forces between tubulin dimers: for a longitudinal compression of a microtubule, for a lateral force and for a shearing force. These estimates reflect the anisotropies in these parameters observed in several recent experiments.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European physical journal. E, Soft matter

دوره 17 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005