Active fusion and fission processes on a fluid membrane
| dc.contributor.author | Rao, Madan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sarasij, R.C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-05-12T10:52:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2006-05-12T10:52:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001-09-17 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We investigate the steady states and dynamical instabilities resulting from “particles” depositing on (fusion) and pinching off (fission) a fluid membrane. These particles could be either small lipid vesicles or isolated proteins. In the stable case, such fusion/fission events suppress long wavelength fluctuations of the membrane. In the unstable case, the membrane shoots out long tubular structures reminiscent of endosomal compartments or folded structures which bear a morphological resemblance to internal membranes of the cell. | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Physical Review Letters, 2001, Vol.87, 128101 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9007 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1079-7114 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1213 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The American Physical Society | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v87/i12/e128101 | en |
| dc.rights | (2001) by the American Physical Society | en |
| dc.title | Active fusion and fission processes on a fluid membrane | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |