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View SchemaForce and Motion Generation of Molecular Motors: A Generic Description
| Authors | Frank Julicher |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9908054 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9908054 |
| DOI | 10.1007/BFb0104221 |
| Journal | in "Transport and Structure: Their Competitive Roles in Biophysics and Chemistry", edited by S.C. M\"uller, J. Parisi and W. Zimmermann, Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer (Berlin, 1999) |
Abstract
We review the properties of biological motor proteins which move along linear filaments that are polar and periodic. The physics of the operation of such motors can be described by simple stochastic models which are coupled to a chemical reaction. We analyze the essential features of force and motion generation and discuss the general properties of single motors in the framework of two-state models. Systems which contain large numbers of motors such as muscles and flagella motivate the study of many interacting motors within the framework of simple models. In this case, collective effects can lead to new types of behaviors such as dynamic instabilities of the steady states and oscillatory motion.
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