| Literature DB >> 17187927 |
Toshio Yanagida1, Masahiro Ueda, Tsutomu Murata, Seiji Esaki, Yoshiharu Ishii.
Abstract
The measurements of dynamic behaviors of biomolecules in relation to their functions have been allowed using single molecule measurements. Thermal Brownian motion causes random step motion of motor proteins and structural fluctuation of protein molecules between multiple states. In hierarchic structure of life, the fluctuation is modulated. Random fluctuation is biased to directional motion and reactions as a result of interaction of proteins. The fluctuation of kinetic state of signaling proteins results in polarization and localization of cells. A recognition process in brain is also explained by the equation analogous to biochemical reaction at the molecular level. Thus dynamic processes originated from thermal motion may play an important role in activation processes in life.Mesh:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17187927 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.08.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosystems ISSN: 0303-2647 Impact factor: 1.973