Tangential Model of Microtubules

TL;DR

This paper models microtubules as nonlinear systems with tangential oscillations, demonstrating that their dynamics can be described by breather solitary waves, providing insights into their complex behavior.

Contribution

It introduces a two-component nonlinear model of microtubules focusing on tangential oscillations, revealing breather solitary waves as key dynamic features.

Findings

Microtubules exhibit breather solitary wave solutions.

The model explains nonlinear oscillatory behavior of microtubules.

Potential implications for understanding cytoskeletal dynamics.

Abstract

Microtubules (MTs) represent basic components of a cytoskeleton. The present work studies nonlinear dynamics of MTs assuming tangential oscillations of the dimers. We introduce a two component model and show that the dynamics of MTs can be explained in terms of breather solitary waves.