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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Created | 18 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 4, 2006, 3:01 p.m.) |
Deposited | 2 years, 1 month ago (July 29, 2023, 6:32 a.m.) |
Indexed | 9 hours, 46 minutes ago (Sept. 6, 2025, 4:07 p.m.) |
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@article{Marenduzzo_2006, title={The depletion attraction: an underappreciated force driving cellular organization}, volume={175}, ISSN={0021-9525}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200609066}, DOI={10.1083/jcb.200609066}, number={5}, journal={The Journal of Cell Biology}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Marenduzzo, Davide and Finan, Kieran and Cook, Peter R.}, year={2006}, month=dec, pages={681–686} }