Chaotic actin.
Living cells organize their internal contents by coordinating the chaotic thermal motion of protein molecules. A recent study, combining experiment with stochastic simulation, shows how this might be achieved in the case of actin polymerization.
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Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013816:Thermodynamics
D000199:Actins; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins