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Principles of ordering in fibrous systems

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The purpose of the present symposium is to identify and characterize those principles which determine order in biological systems in one, two, and three dimensions. However, such an analysis does not bear too close inspection, for, in reality, the fibrous systems possess considerable three-dimensional structure. Indeed, the presence of order in a system composed of macromolecules, usually of highly asymmetrical shape, implies a certain degree of three-dimensional crystallinity. The present paper will outline what is known of the principles involved in the aggregation of highly asymmetric macromolecules to form ordered fibrous structures, with attention being confined to the fibrous proteins. The “two-dimensional” membrane systems and the ways in which these structures are involved in the formation of higher order structures within the cell will be the province of the following articles.

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Hodge, A.J. (1960). Principles of ordering in fibrous systems. In: Bargmann, W., Möllenstedt, G., Niehrs, H., Peters, D., Ruska, E., Wolpers, C. (eds) Vierter Internationaler Kongress für Elektronenmikroskopie / Fourth International Conference on Electron Microscopy / Quatrième Congrès International de Microscopie Électronique. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49764-3_28

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