Biological self-organisation and pattern formation by way of microtubule reaction-diffusion processes

James Tabony (), Laurent Vuillard and Cyril Papaseit
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James Tabony: Laboratoire R.M.B.M, D.B.M.S, D.S.V, C. E. A Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Laurent Vuillard: Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
Cyril Papaseit: Laboratoire R.M.B.M, D.B.M.S, D.S.V, C. E. A Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 1999, vol. 02, issue 03, 221-276

Abstract: Chemically dissipative or Turing processes, have been predicted by theoreticians as a way by which an initially homogenous solution of chemicals or biochemicals can spontaneously self-organise and give rise to a macroscopic pattern by way of a combination of reaction and diffusion. They have been advanced as a possible underlying process for biological self-organisation and pattern formation. Until now, there have been no examples ofin vitrobiological substances showing this type of behaviour. Evidence is presented that microtubule solutionsin vitroself-organise in this manner and that similar processes may occurin vivoduring embryogenesis.

Keywords: Biological self-organisation; reaction-diffusion mechanisms; turing structures; dissipative structures; complex systems; gravity dependence; cytoskeleton; microtubules; morphogenesis; embryogenesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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