A numerical algorithm for investigating the role of the motor-cargo linkage in molecular motor-driven transport

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-48

  Fricks, John ^a,d   Wang, Hongyun ^b   Elston, Timothy C ^a,c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Molecular motors; Numerical method; Stochastic process

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BIOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VELOCITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 32144441831     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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