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The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization
- Abstract:
- Cellular structures are shaped by hydrogen and ionic bonds, plus van der Waals and hydrophobic forces. In cells crowded with macromolecules, a little-known and distinct force - the "depletion attraction" - also acts. We review evidence that this force assists in the assembly of a wide range of cellular structures, ranging from the cytoskeleton to chromatin loops and whole chromosomes.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1083/jcb.200609066
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+ "E. P. Abraham Trust", "University of Oxford", "UK Government"
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- Finan, K
- Publisher:
- Rockefeller University Press
- Journal:
- Journal of Cell Biology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 175
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 681-686
- Publication date:
- 2006-12-01
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- Publisher's version
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1540-8140
- ISSN:
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0021-9525
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English
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
- Notes:
- Citation: Marenduzzo, D., Finan, K. & Cook, P. R. (2006). 'The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization', The Journal of Cell Biology, 175(5), 681-686. [First published by the Rockefeller University Press and available at http://www.jcb.org/].
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