[HTML][HTML] The significance of bioelectricity on all levels of organization of an organism. Part 1: From the subcellular level to cells
RHW Funk, F Scholkmann - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioelectricity plays an essential role in the structural and functional organization of biological
organisms. In this first article of our three-part series, we summarize the importance of …
organisms. In this first article of our three-part series, we summarize the importance of …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding the feedback loops between energy, matter and life
RHW Funk - Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite, 2022 - imrpress.com
This review gathers recent findings in biophysics that shed light on the biological principle of
self-organization, spanning from molecules to more complicated systems with higher …
self-organization, spanning from molecules to more complicated systems with higher …
Electrical propagation of condensed and diffuse ions along actin filaments
C Hunley, M Marucho - Journal of computational neuroscience, 2022 - Springer
In this article, we elucidate the roles of divalent ion condensation and highly polarized
immobile water molecules on the propagation of ionic calcium waves along actin filaments …
immobile water molecules on the propagation of ionic calcium waves along actin filaments …
How signals of calcium ions initiate the beats of cilia and flagella
Cilia and flagella are cell organelles serving basic roles in cellular motility. Ciliary movement
is performed by a sweeping-like repeated bending motion, which gives rise to a self …
is performed by a sweeping-like repeated bending motion, which gives rise to a self …
Calcium signaling modulates the dynamics of cilia and flagella
MV Satarić, S Zdravković, T Nemeš… - European Biophysics …, 2020 - Springer
To adapt to changing environments cells must signal and signaling requires messengers
whose concentration varies with time in space. We here consider the messenger role of …
whose concentration varies with time in space. We here consider the messenger role of …
Actin networks voltage circuits
Filaments of the cellular protein actin can form bundles, which can conduct ionic currents as
well as mechanical and voltage solitons. These inherent properties can be utilized to …
well as mechanical and voltage solitons. These inherent properties can be utilized to …
Electromechanics of polarized cell growth
A Lipchinsky - Biosystems, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the most challenging questions in cell and developmental biology is how molecular
signals are translated into mechanical forces that ultimately drive cell growth and motility …
signals are translated into mechanical forces that ultimately drive cell growth and motility …
Calcium ions tune the beats of cilia and flagella
The cytoskeleton of cilia and flagella is so called axoneme a stable cylindrical architecture of
nine microtubule doublets. Axoneme performs periodic bending motion by utilizing specific …
nine microtubule doublets. Axoneme performs periodic bending motion by utilizing specific …
Calcium signal transmission by axonemal microtubules as an optimized information pathway in cilia and flagella
MV Satarić, T Nemeš, BM Satarić - Journal of Bioenergetics and …, 2021 - Springer
Calcium plays a key role in signal transduction in eukaryotic cells. Besides controlling local
functions of cells calcium ions are responsible for the generation of global signals such as …
functions of cells calcium ions are responsible for the generation of global signals such as …
A Novel Study on Intracellular Information Processing by Actin Filaments with an Extracellular Connection
C Hunley - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Information delivery by cytoskeletal proteins have gained attention due to their
potentiality for being a contributor to processing information in the intracellular environment …
potentiality for being a contributor to processing information in the intracellular environment …