Force-Velocity Relations of a Two-State Crossbridge Model for Molecular Motors
Soft Condensed Matter
2008-02-03 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We discuss the force-velocity relations obtained in a two-state crossbridge model for molecular motors. They can be calculated analytically in two limiting cases: for a large number and for one pair of motors. The effect of the strain-dependent detachment rate on the motor characteristics is studied. It can lead to linear, myosin-like, kinesin-like and anomalous curves. In particular, we specify the conditions under which oscillatory behavior may be found.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9708023,
title = {Force-Velocity Relations of a Two-State Crossbridge Model for Molecular Motors},
author = {Andrej Vilfan and Erwin Frey and Franz Schwabl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9708023},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures, REVTeX; thoroughly revised version; also available at http://www.physik.tu-muenchen.de/~frey/