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Lawrence C-L Lin1, Frank L H Brown.
Abstract
We present a theoretical treatment and simulation algorithm for the dynamics of Helfrich elastic membrane surfaces in the presence of general harmonic perturbations and hydrodynamic coupling to the surrounding solvent. In the limit of localized and strong interactions, this harmonic model can be used to pin the membrane to intracellular/intercellular structures. We consider the case of pinning to the cytoskeleton and use such a model to estimate the macroscopic diffusion constant for band 3 protein on the surface of human erythrocytes. Comparison to experimental results suggests that thermal undulations of the membrane surface should play a significant role in protein mobility on the red blood cell.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14747313 PMCID: PMC1303925 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74153-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033