Motility of Living Cells

1 Introduction. - Topics for further reading. - 2 Motility in prokaryotic organisms. - 2. 1 Elements involved in motility. - 2. 2 Molecular structure of the bacterial flagellum. - 2. 3 Regulation of synthesis and assembly of the bacterial flagellum. - 2. 4 The function of bacterial flagella. - 2. 5 Patterns of bacterial movements. - 2. 6 Regulation of bacterial movement. - Topics for further reading. - 3 The motility system of eukaryotic cells. - 3. 1 Microtubules. - 3. 2 Molecular components of micro tubular structures. - 3. 3 Microtubule assembly and its control. - 3. 4 How microtubules can generate movement. - 3. 5 The problem of intermediate filaments. - 3. 6 Microfilaments. - 3. 7 Molecular components of microfilaments. - 3. 8 Microfilament assembly and its control. - 3. 9 How microfilaments generate movement. - 3. 10 Sliding control in microfilaments. - 3. 11 Microtubules microfilaments and cell membranes. - Topics for further reading. - 4 The movement of eukaryotic cells. - 4. 1 Ciliary and flagellar movement. - 4. 2 Amoeboid movement. - Topics for further reading. - References. Language: English