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We review and model the experimental parameters which characterize elastic properties of microtubules. Three macroscopic estimates are made of the anisotropic elastic moduli, accounting for the molecular forces between tubulin dimers: for a longitudinal compression of a microtubule, for a lateral force and for a shearing force. These estimates reflect the anisotropies in these parameters observed in several recent experiments.
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Tuszyński, J.A., Luchko, T., Portet, S. et al. Anisotropic elastic properties of microtubules. Eur. Phys. J. E 17, 29–35 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2004-10102-5
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