Spatio-temporal patterns in the fluid-mosaic model of membranes.
The lateral distribution of integral proteins in a fluid membrane is studied in a phenomenological model. The electrical interaction of the proteins (forming ion channels and bearing electrophoretic charges) with the membrane potential is considered. Stationary and oscillatory patterns appear far from electrochemical equilibrium under conditions which may well exist in natural membranes.
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Abteilung Biophysik der Universität Ulm, Ulm-Eselsberg, F.R.G.
D000465:Algorithms; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological
D008567:Membranes, Artificial