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Influence of fluctuations in actin structure on myosin V step size
Andrej Vilfan
We study the influence of disorder in the helical actin structure on the myosin V step size, predicted from the elastic lever arm model. We show that fluctuations of +-5 degrees pe…
Oscillations in molecular motor assemblies
Andrej Vilfan, Erwin Frey
Autonomous oscillations in biological systems may have a biochemical origin or result from an interplay between force-generating and visco-elastic elements. In molecular motor asse…
Elastic lever arm model for myosin V
Andrej Vilfan
We present a mechanochemical model for myosin V, a two-headed processive motor protein. We derive the properties of a dimer from those of an individual head, which we model both wi…
Synchronization of active mechanical oscillators by an inertial load
Andrej Vilfan, Thomas Duke
Motivated by the operation of myogenic (self-oscillatory) insect flight muscle, we study a model consisting of a large number of identical oscillatory contractile elements joined i…