Energetic effects of molecular motor–cargo linkage

Prasanth Sankar

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2006, vol. 359, issue C, 85-97

Abstract: A Brownian motor needs a motor–cargo link to carry a cargo. The property of the link can affect the energetic efficiency of the motor. Consequently, inferring motor mechanisms from single-molecule experiments in terms of, e.g., the so-called Stokes efficiency can sometimes be misleading. Also, it was found that in some cases there is an optimal link stiffness for motor energy efficiency.

Keywords: Biomolecular motors; Motor–cargo link flexibility; Fluctuating ratchet; Energetics; Stokes efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.05.039

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