Frequency-control of protein translocation across an oscillating nanopore
arXiv:1804.06393 · doi:10.1039/C6CP08156H
Abstract
The translocation of a Lipid Binding Protein (LBP) is studied using a phenomenological coarse-grained computational model that simplifies both chain and pore geometry. We investigated via molecular dynamics the interplay between transport and unfolding in the presence of a nanopore whose section oscillates periodically in time with a frequency omega, a motion often referred to as radial breathing mode (RBM). We found that the LPB when mechanically pulled into the vibrating nanopore exhibits a translocation dynamics that in some frequency range is accelerated and shows a frequency locking to the pore dynamics. The main effect of pore vibrations is the suppression of stalling events of the translocation dynamics, hence, a proper frequency tuning allows both regularization and control of the overall transport process. Finally, the interpretation of the simulation results is easily achieved by resorting to a first passage theory of elementary driven-diffusion processes.
arXiv comment14 pages, 11 figures, revtex4-1
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