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physics.bio-ph2002★ 57 cited
Opening of DNA double strands by helicases. Active versus passive opening
M. D. Betterton, F. Julicher
Helicase opening of double-stranded nucleic acids may be "active" (the helicase directly destabilizes the dsNA to promote opening) or "passive" (the helicase binds ssNA available d…
cond-mat.stat-mech2002★ 94 cited
Self-organization and Mechanical Properties of Active Filament Bundles
Karsten Kruse, Frank Julicher
A phenomenological description for active bundles of polar filaments is presented. The activity of the bundle results from crosslinks, that induce relative displacements between th…
cond-mat.soft2002★ 483 cited
Formation and Interaction of Membrane Tubes
Imre Derenyi, Frank Julicher, Jacques Prost
We show that the formation of membrane tubes (or membrane tethers), which is a crucial step in many biological processes, is highly non-trivial and involves first order shape trans…