Dynamics of an inchworm nano-walker

Ciudad Álvarez, Aleix; Sancho, Jose Maria; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.099

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Ciudad Álvarez, Aleix

Sancho, Jose Maria

Lacasta Palacio, Ana María

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Date issued2006-05-19

PublisherElsevier Science

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Abstract

An inchworm processive mechanism is proposed to explain the motion of dimeric molecular motors such as kinesin.We present here preliminary results for this mechanism focusing on observables like mean velocity, coupling ratio and efficiency versus ATP concentration and the external load F.

CitationCiudad Álvarez, Aleix; Sancho, Jose Maria; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María. Dynamics of an inchworm nano-walker. "Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications", 19 Maig 2006, vol. 371, núm. 1, p. 25-28.

URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/16893

DOI10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.099

ISSN0378-4371

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