Fragmentation Is Crucial for the Steady-State Dynamics of Actin Filaments
✍ Scribed by Schmoller, Kurt M.; Niedermayer, Thomas; Zensen, Carla; Wurm, Christine; Bausch, Andreas R.
- Book ID
- 119209047
- Publisher
- Biophysical Society
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3495
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We studied mathematical models for the length distributions of actin filaments under the effects of polymerization/depolymerization, and fragmentation. In this paper, we emphasize the effects of these two processes acting alone. In this case, simple discrete and continuous models can be derived and
In a previous paper, we studied elementary models for polymerization, depolymerization, and fragmentation of actin filaments (Edelstein-Keshet and Ermentrout, 1988, Bull. Math. Biol. 60, 449-475). When these processes act together, more complicated dynamics occur. We concentrate on a particular case