SELF-ASSEMBLY OF MEMBRANE JUNCTIONS

被引:91
作者
BRUINSMA, R
GOULIAN, M
PINCUS, P
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[3] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT PHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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D O I
10.1016/S0006-3495(94)80535-1
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
We present a mechanism for the aggregation of mobile intermembrane junctions, such as the connexon dyad of gap junctions. The model demonstrates that intermembrane repulsion provides a powerful self-assembly pressure. If the membrane repulsion is strong enough to prevent membrane adhesion, then the self-assembly pressure is of effective infinite range.
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页码:746 / 750
页数:5
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