
pmid: 16486411
arXiv: cond-mat/0512094
The movement of motor particles consisting of one or several molecular motors bound to a cargo particle is studied theoretically. The particles move on patterns of immobilized filaments. Several patterns are described for which the motor particles undergo non-directed but enhanced diffusion. Depending on the walking distance of the particles and the mesh size of the patterns, the active diffusion coefficient exhibits three different regimes. For micrometer-sized motor particles in water, e.g., this diffusion coefficient can be enhanced by two orders of magnitude.
revtex, 4 pages, 4 figures, to appear in PRL
Diffusion, Models, Molecular, Motion, Models, Chemical, Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech), Molecular Motor Proteins, Molecular Conformation, FOS: Physical sciences, Computer Simulation, Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
Diffusion, Models, Molecular, Motion, Models, Chemical, Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech), Molecular Motor Proteins, Molecular Conformation, FOS: Physical sciences, Computer Simulation, Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
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