Active translocation of a semiflexible polymer assisted by an ATP-based molecular motor

Abstract In this work we study the assisted translocation of a polymer across a membrane nanopore, inside which a molecular motor exerts a force fuelled by the hydrolysis of ATP molecules. In our model the motor switches to its active state for a fixed amount of time, while it waits for an ATP molec...

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Main Authors: A. Fiasconaro, J. J. Mazo, F. Falo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04364-7