In Silico Reconstitution of Actin-Based Symmetry Breaking and Motility

Computational modeling and experimentation in a model system for actin-based force generation explain how actin networks initiate and maintain directional movement.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  PLoS Biology

• Publication date

  2009-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Physics, Computer Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000201PMID 19771152PMCID 2738636
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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