Cell Motility

• Main Author: Lenz, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Human physiology.; Cell biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Cell Biology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Human Physiology.

Cell motility is a fascinating example of cell behavior which is fundamentally important to a number of biological and pathological processes. It is based on a complex self-organized mechano-chemical machine consisting of cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors. In general, the cytoskeleton is r...

Table of Contents:

• The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion
• Biophysical Aspects of Actin-Based Cell Motility in Fish Epithelial Keratocytes
• Directed Motility and Dictyostelium Aggregation
• Microtubule Forces and Organization
• Mechanisms of Molecular Motor Action and Inaction
• Molecular Mechanism of Mycoplasma Gliding - A Novel Cell Motility System
• Hydrodynamics and Rheology of Active Polar Filaments
• Collective Effects in Arrays of Cilia and Rotational Motors.