On virus growth and form
We review approaches aimed at deciphering the physical mechanisms responsible for viral
structure and assembly. We discuss the basic principles of condensed matter physics …
structure and assembly. We discuss the basic principles of condensed matter physics …
Mitochondrial DNA nucleoid structure
DF Bogenhagen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2012 - Elsevier
Eukaryotic cells are characterized by their content of intracellular membrane-bound
organelles, including mitochondria as well as nuclei. These two DNA-containing …
organelles, including mitochondria as well as nuclei. These two DNA-containing …
[BOOK][B] Physical biology of the cell
Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics
for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell …
for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell …
Polymer translocation: the first two decades and the recent diversification
Probably no other field of statistical physics at the borderline of soft matter and biological
physics has caused such a flurry of papers as polymer translocation since the 1994 …
physics has caused such a flurry of papers as polymer translocation since the 1994 …
Viruses' life history: towards a mechanistic basis of a trade-off between survival and reproduction among phages
M De Paepe, F Taddei - PLoS biology, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Life history theory accounts for variations in many traits involved in the reproduction and
survival of living organisms, by determining the constraints leading to trade-offs among …
survival of living organisms, by determining the constraints leading to trade-offs among …
Superresolution fluorescence imaging of mitochondrial nucleoids reveals their spatial range, limits, and membrane interaction
TA Brown, AN Tkachuk, G Shtengel… - … and cellular biology, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
A fundamental objective in molecular biology is to understand how DNA is organized in
concert with various proteins, RNA, and biological membranes. Mitochondria maintain and …
concert with various proteins, RNA, and biological membranes. Mitochondria maintain and …
Stochastic mechano-chemical kinetics of molecular motors: a multidisciplinary enterprise from a physicist's perspective
D Chowdhury - Physics Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
A molecular motor is made of either a single macromolecule or a macromolecular complex.
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …
Pop** the cork: mechanisms of phage genome ejection
IJ Molineux, D Panja - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
Sixty years after Hershey and Chase showed that nucleic acid is the major component of
phage particles that is ejected into cells, we still do not fully understand how the process …
phage particles that is ejected into cells, we still do not fully understand how the process …
Viral capsids: mechanical characteristics, genome packaging and delivery mechanisms
The main functions of viral capsids are to protect, transport and deliver their genome. The
mechanical properties of capsids are supposed to be adapted to these tasks. Bacteriophage …
mechanical properties of capsids are supposed to be adapted to these tasks. Bacteriophage …
Electrostatic origin of the genome packing in viruses
VA Belyi, M Muthukumar - Proceedings of the National …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Many ssRNA/ssDNA viruses bind their genome by highly basic semiflexible peptide arms of
capsid proteins. Here, we show that nonspecific electrostatic interactions control both the …
capsid proteins. Here, we show that nonspecific electrostatic interactions control both the …