Min-protein oscillations in Escherichia coli with spontaneous formation of two-stranded filaments in a three-dimensional stochastic reaction-diffusion model

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We introduce a three-dimensional stochastic reaction-diffusion model to describe MinD/MinE dynamical structures in Escherichia coli. This model spontaneously generates pole-to-pole oscillations of the membrane-associated MinD proteins, MinE ring, as well as filaments of the membrane-associated MinD proteins. Experimental data suggest MinD filaments are two-stranded. In order to model them we assume that each membrane-associated MinD protein can form up to three bonds with adjacent membrane associated MinD molecules and that MinE induced hydrolysis strongly depends on the number of bonds MinD has established.
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Subcellular Processes, Biological Physics, Other Quantitative Biology

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101457

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https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0505051
 http://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0505051
 Phys. Rev. E 73, 021904 (2006)
 doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.73.021904

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