Calculation of the Electromagnetic Field  Around a Microtubule


Author: D. Havelka, M. Cifra 


Conference/Journal: Acta Polytechnica
Date published: 2009
Other:
 Volume ID: 49   ,  Issue ID: 2-3   ,  Word Count: 71  
    Microtubules are important structures in the cytoskeleton which organizes the cell. A single microtubule is composed of electrically polar 

structures, tubulin heterodimers, which have a strong electric dipole moment. Vibrations are expected to be generated in microtubules, thus 

tubulin heterodimers oscillate as electric dipoles. This gives rise to an electromagnetic field which is detected around the cells. We calculate 

here the electromagnetic field of microtubules if they are excited at 1 GHz.