Analysis of diffusion in curved surfaces and its application to tubular membranes

The effects of curvature on the diffusion of membrane-associated molecules are poorly understood. Here a generalizable theoretical framework for modeling diffusion on curved surfaces is derived and used to study how geometry modulates diffusion of molecules along tubular membrane surfaces.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Molecular Biology of the Cell

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Physics

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  DOI 10.1091/mbc.E16-06-0445PMID 27733625PMCID 5170615
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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