Title
Centrosome as a micro-electronic generator in live cell
Abstract
Centrosome, composed of two centrioles arranged in an orthogonal configuration, is an indispensable cellular organelle for mitosis. 130 years after its discovery, the structural-functional relationship of centrosome is still obscure. Encouraged by the telltale signs of the “Mouse and Magnet experiment”, Paul Schafer pioneered in the research on electromagnetism of centriole with electron microscopy(EM) in the late 1960s. Followed by the decades-long slow progression of the field with sporadic reports indicating the electromagnetisms of mitosis. Piecing together the evidences, we generated a mechanistic model for centrosome function during mitosis, in which centrosome functions as an electronic generator. In particular, the spinal rotations of centrioles transform the cellular chemical energy into cellular electromagnetic energy. The model is strongly supported by multiple experimental evidences. It offers an elegant explanation for the self-organized orthogonal configuration of the two centrioles in a centrosome, that is through the dynamic electromagnetic interactions of both centrioles of the centrosome.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.biosystems.2020.104210
Biosystems
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Centrosome,Mitosis,Electromagnetic field,Microtubule,Electron
Journal
197
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0303-2647
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Johan Nygren100.34
Roger A. Adelman200.34
Max Myakishev-Rempel300.34
Guogui Sun400.34
Jiong Li500.34
Yue Zhao618633.54