Viscoelasticity in homogeneous protein solutions
W Pan, L Filobelo, NDQ Pham, O Galkin, VV Uzunova… - Physical review …, 2009 - APS
We probe the transport properties in protein solutions stable with respect to any, solid or
liquid, phase separation as a step in the understanding of transport in the cytosol of live …
liquid, phase separation as a step in the understanding of transport in the cytosol of live …
Diffusion within the cytoplasm: a mesoscale model of interacting macromolecules
Recent experiments carried out in the dense cytoplasm of living cells have highlighted the
importance of proteome composition and nonspecific intermolecular interactions in …
importance of proteome composition and nonspecific intermolecular interactions in …
Intracellular transport of insulin granules is a subordinated random walk
We quantitatively analyzed particle tracking data on insulin granules expressing fluorescent
fusion proteins in MIN6 cells to better understand the motions contributing to intracellular …
fusion proteins in MIN6 cells to better understand the motions contributing to intracellular …
Intracellular transport driven by cytoskeletal motors: General mechanisms and defects
C Appert-Rolland, M Ebbinghaus, L Santen - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Cells are the elementary units of living organisms, which are able to carry out many vital
functions. These functions rely on active processes on a microscopic scale. Therefore, they …
functions. These functions rely on active processes on a microscopic scale. Therefore, they …
Single particle tracking in systems showing anomalous diffusion: the role of weak ergodicity breaking
Anomalous diffusion has been widely observed by single particle tracking microscopy in
complex systems such as biological cells. The resulting time series are usually evaluated in …
complex systems such as biological cells. The resulting time series are usually evaluated in …
Diffusion-limited reactions in dynamic heterogeneous media
Y Lanoiselée, N Moutal, DS Grebenkov - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Most biochemical reactions in living cells rely on diffusive search for target molecules or
regions in a heterogeneous overcrowded cytoplasmic medium. Rapid rearrangements of the …
regions in a heterogeneous overcrowded cytoplasmic medium. Rapid rearrangements of the …
Inferring diffusion in single live cells at the single-molecule level
The movement of molecules inside living cells is a fundamental feature of biological
processes. The ability to both observe and analyse the details of molecular diffusion in vivo …
processes. The ability to both observe and analyse the details of molecular diffusion in vivo …
Macromolecule diffusion and confinement in prokaryotic cells
JT Mika, B Poolman - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2011 - Elsevier
We review recent observations on the mobility of macromolecules and their spatial
organization in live bacterial cells. We outline the major fluorescence microscopy-based …
organization in live bacterial cells. We outline the major fluorescence microscopy-based …
Memoryless self-reinforcing directionality in endosomal active transport within living cells
In contrast to Brownian transport, the active motility of microbes, cells, animals and even
humans often follows another random process known as truncated Lévy walk,. These …
humans often follows another random process known as truncated Lévy walk,. These …
Wanted: a positive control for anomalous subdiffusion
MJ Saxton - Biophysical journal, 2012 - cell.com
Anomalous subdiffusion in cells and model systems is an active area of research. The main
questions are whether diffusion is anomalous or normal, and if it is anomalous, its …
questions are whether diffusion is anomalous or normal, and if it is anomalous, its …