title: Propagation of force and the induced bending displacement along eukaryotic flagellar axoneme.
abstract: The mechanical forces responsible for inducing the bending movement of eukaryotic flagellar axonemes have components that propagate at velocities different from those for the displacement of the medium. These forces are subject to the Third Law of Mechanics which states the null-conservation of acting and reacting forces. Experimental demonstration of the propagating internal tensile force along the axoneme, when not accompanied by simultaneous bending displacement, demonstrates that the active force for the bending of the flagellar axoneme is part of the process of counterbalancing the corresponding reactive force to the ATP hydrolysis underlying the force generation.
authors.affiliation: Department of BioEngineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuno
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000502:physiology; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D013082:Sperm Tail / Q000502:physiology; D013215:Starfish
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate