Random-walk model of cotransport

Autor(es)

Barreto, Yan B. ; Suki, Bela ; Alencar, Adriano M.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PHYSICAL REVIEW E; v. 102, n. 2, p. 6-pg., 2020-08-10.

Resumo

We present a statistical mechanical model to describe the dynamics of an arbitrary cotransport system. Our starting point was the alternating access mechanism, which suggests the existence of six states for the cotransport cycle. Then we determined the 14 transition probabilities between these states, including a leak pathway, and used them to write a set of Master Equations for describing the time evolution of the system. The agreement between the asymptotic behavior of this set of equations and the result obtained from thermodynamics is a confirmation that leakage is compatible with the static head equilibrium condition and that our model has captured the essential physics of cotransport. In addition, the model correctly reproduced the transport dynamics found in the literature. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/16338-7 - Modelagem de mecânica estatística dos efeitos do estiramento mecânico na concentração intracelular de Ca2+
• Beneficiário: Yan Borges Barreto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado