Tubulin in vitro, in vivo and in silico /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mershin, Andreas, 1975-
Other Authors:	Nanopoulos, D. V. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2005]
Subjects:	Major physics. olfactory tubulin spectroscopy moment teleportation quantum drosophila dipole qubit dielectric bioqubit brain biobit protein plasmon memory simulation microtubules resonance refractometry surface
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy

Description
Abstract:	Tubulin, microtubules and associated proteins were studied theoretically, computationally and experimentally in vitro and in vivo in order to elucidate the possible role these play in cellular information processing and storage. Use of the electric dipole moment of tubulin as the basis for binary switches (biobits) in nanofabricated circuits was explored with surface plasmon resonance, refractometry and dielectric spectroscopy. The effects of burdening the microtubular cytoskeleton of olfactory associative memory neurons with excess microtubule associated protein TAU in Drosophila fruitflies were determined. To investigate whether tubulin may be used as the substrate for quantum computation as a bioqubit, suggestions for experimental detection of quantum coherence and entanglement among tubulin electric dipole moment states were developed.
Item Description:	"Major Subject: Physics" Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Feb. 17, 2005.) Vita. Abstract. Electronic resource.
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Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.