Biophysics

Self-organization of molecular motors creates oscillations of the cell nucleus

March 1, 2008.

Lecturer

IVA MARIJA TOLIĆ-NØRRELYKKE, Ph.D.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany

Date and time

Monday, March 17, 2008 at 3:00 PM

Location

Lecture Hall, Wing I, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb

Abstract

One of the main goals of biology is to understand how life arises from molecules. Sexual reproduction is essential for life, which requires coordinated movement within the cell. In order to mix genetic material, molecular motors pull the cell nucleus from one end of the cell to the other. The lecture will discuss our latest research, in which we were able to observe molecular motors in the cell and mathematically describe how the self-organization of the motors produces the fascinating movement of the nucleus.

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