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Anomalous diffusion of proteins in cell membranes

Reference	E17847
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Andrew Reynolds
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Silsoe Research Institute
Department	Research Division
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	117,988
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	17/02/2003
End date	16/11/2004
Duration	21 months

Abstract

Anomalous diffusions is emerging as a key property in cell membrane dynamics because it is both a probe of membrane microstructure and because it is has a major influence on reaction kinetics within the membrane. A microscopic model for protein trajectories incorporating immobilising trapping-events and generalised Langevin dynamics, describing the motion of a Brownian particle acted upon by a stochastic force with long-range temporal correlation, will be formulated and examined in analytical studies. It is hypothesised that such a model predicts the coexistence of normal, anomalous and time- dependent restricted diffusion, non-Gaussian transport characteristics and the occurrence of transitions from anomalous to normal to anomalous diffusion, in accordance with experimental observations but in stark contrast with current modelling approaches.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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E17847/2 Anomalous diffusion of proteins in cell membranes

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