Electric field generated by axial longitudinal vibration modes of microtubule

0350414 - ÚFE 2011 RIV IE eng J - Journal Article
Cifra, Michal - Pokorný, Jiří - Havelka, D. - Kučera, Ondřej
Electric field generated by axial longitudinal vibration modes of microtubule.
Biosystems. Roč. 100, č. 2 (2010), s. 122-131. ISSN 0303-2647. E-ISSN 1872-8324
R&D Projects: GA ČR GPP102/10/P454
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20670512
Keywords : bioelectric phenomena * cellular biophysics
Subject RIV: BO - Biophysics
Impact factor: 1.478, year: 2010

Microtubules are electrically polar structures fulfilling prerequisites for generation of oscillatory electric field in the kHz to GHz region. We calculated electric field generated by axial longitudinal vibration modes of microtubules. In case of coherent excitation of vibrations, the electric field intensity is highest at the end of microtubule. The electric field generated by vibrations of electrically polar cellular structures is expected to play an important role in biological self-organization.
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