2 papers
q-bio.SC2005
On Myosin II dynamics in the presence of external loads
A. Buonocore, L. Caputo, Y. Ishii +3
We address the controversial hot question concerning the validity of the loose coupling versus the lever-arm theories in the actomyosin dynamics by re-interpreting and extending th…
cond-mat.stat-mech2003
A chemically driven fluctuating ratchet model for actomyosin interaction
T. Shimokawa, S. Sato, A. Buonocore +1
With reference to the experimental observations by T. Yanagida and his co-workers on actomyosin interaction, a Brownian motor of fluctuating ratchet kind is designed with the aim t…