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SUBMITTER: McLaughlin RT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4684438 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McLaughlin R Tyler RT Diehl Michael R MR Kolomeisky Anatoly B AB
Soft matter 20160101 1
Major cellular processes are supported by various biomolecular motors that usually operate together as teams. We present an overview of the collective dynamics of processive cytokeletal motor proteins based on recent experimental and theoretical investigations. Experimental studies show that multiple motors function with different degrees of cooperativity, ranging from negative to positive. This effect depends on the mechanical properties of individual motors, the geometry of their connections, ...[more]