Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

C. S. Peskin; G. M. Odell; G. F. Oster

doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(93)81035-X

Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet

C. S. Peskin, G. M. Odell, G. F. Oster

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We present here a model for how chemical reactions generate protrusive forces by rectifying Brownian motion. This sort of energy transduction drives a number of intracellular processes, including filopodial protrusion, propulsion of the bacterium Listeria, and protein translocation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	316-324
Number of pages	9
Journal	Biophysical journal
Volume	65
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3495(93)81035-X
State	Published - 1993

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