Theoretical Analysis of Run Length Distributions for Coupled Motor Proteins

dc.citation.firstpage5805en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber27en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Ben_US
dc.citation.lastpage5813en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber123en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Qianen_US
dc.contributor.authorKolomeisky, Anatoly B.en_US
dc.contributor.orgCenter for Theoretical Biological Physicsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-12T14:50:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-12T14:50:00Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractMotor proteins, also known as biological molecular motors, play important roles in various biological processes. In recent years, properties of single-motor proteins have been intensively investigated using multiple experimental and theoretical tools. However, in real cellular systems biological motors typically function in groups, but the mechanisms of their collective dynamics remain not well understood. Here we investigate theoretically distributions of run lengths for coupled motor proteins that move along linear tracks. Our approach utilizes a method of first-passage processes, which is supplemented by Monte Carlo computer simulations. Theoretical analysis allowed us to clarify several aspects of the cooperativity mechanisms for coupled biological molecular motors. It is found that the run length distribution for two motors, in contrast to single motors, is nonmonotonic. In addition, the transport efficiency of two-motor complexes might be strongly increased. We also argue that the degree of cooperativity is influenced by several characteristics of motor proteins such as the strength of intermolecular interactions, stall forces, dissociations constants, and the detachment forces. The application of our theoretical analysis for several motor proteins is also discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWang, Qian and Kolomeisky, Anatoly B.. "Theoretical Analysis of Run Length Distributions for Coupled Motor Proteins." <i>The Journal of Physical Chemistry B,</i> 123, no. 27 (2019) American Chemical Society: 5805-5813. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b04710.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b04710en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/106208en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Chemical Society.en_US
dc.titleTheoretical Analysis of Run Length Distributions for Coupled Motor Proteinsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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