Modeling of B cell synapse formation by monte carlo simulation shows that directed transport of receptor molecules is a potential formation mechanism

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-268

  Tsourkas, Philippos K ^a   Raychaudhuri, Subhadip ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Antigen presenting cell; B cell receptor; Cytoskeleton; Immunological synapse

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SURFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SYNAPSE;

EID: 78651500466     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-010-0123-1     Document Type: Article

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