STRESS — Le stress est un terme emprunté à la physique. Ce terme désigne la contrainte exercée sur un matériau. Normalement, un matériau est capable de résister à toute une série de contraintes modérées. Mais, si la contrainte est excessive ou si le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sharpey's fibres — (bone fibres, or perforating fibres) are a matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone. They are part of the outer fibrous layer of periosteum, entering into the outer… … Wikipedia
Lim Kinases — LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) and LIM kinase 2 (LIMK2) are actin binding kinases that phosphorylate members of the ADF/cofilin family of actin binding and filament severing proteins. ADF/cofilin are the only substrates yet identified for the LIM kinases.… … Wikipedia
TES (protein) — protein Name = TES caption = The 3rd LIM domain of TES (green) bound to the EVH1 domain of Mena (blue). The EVH1 FPPPP binding site (magenta) is blocked by some residues from TES (yellow) width = 300 HGNCid = 14620 Symbol = TESS AltSymbols =… … Wikipedia
LIMK2 — LIM domain kinase 2, also known as LIMK2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LIMK2 LIM domain kinase 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3985| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section… … Wikipedia
alpha-actinin — (= a actinin) A protein of 100 kD normally found as a dimer and that may link actin filaments end to end with opposite polarity. Originally described in the Z disc, now known to occur in stress fibres and at focal adhesions. Non muscle isoform… … Dictionary of molecular biology
rac — Small GTP binding protein involved in regulating actin cytoskeleton the activated form of rac seems to induce membrane ruffling (whereas rho acts on stress fibres). Rac may be activated by specific GAPs such as bcr and N chimaerin … Dictionary of molecular biology
Cytotoxic necrotising factor family — CNF1 crystal structure of the inactive c866s mutant of the catalytic domain of e. coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 Identifiers Symbol CNF1 Pfa … Wikipedia
solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… … Universalium
materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… … Universalium