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Simulation of obstacle overcoming by processive molecular motors

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dc.contributor Casademunt i Viader, Jaume
dc.creator Buñuel Muriscot, Arnau
dc.date 2018-09-26T17:13:57Z
dc.date 2018-09-26T17:13:57Z
dc.date 2018-06
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:26:44Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:26:44Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/124858
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21470
dc.description Treballs Finals de Grau de Física, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2018, Tutor: Jaume Casademunt Viader
dc.description This work aims to study the dynamics of KIF1A in a noise-driven ratchet potential. KIF1A molecule is a single-headed kinesin which is specific to axonal transport in neurons. Recent studies have shown that the capability of this kind of motor to overcome an obstacle or a traffic jam that impedes the advance of a vesicle is strongly related to several neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. We model the interaction and displacement of the motor with a two state Brownian ratchet potential in two dimensions. With the numerical simulation of this model we are able to give an accurate prediction of the overcoming time of an obstacle, modelled as a Gaussian potential, as a first step towards a better understanding of the interplay between traffic dysfunctions and neurodegenerative diseases.
dc.format 5 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.rights cc-by-nc-nd (c) Buñuel, 2018
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Física
dc.subject Cinesina
dc.subject Dinàmica molecular
dc.subject Treballs de fi de grau
dc.subject Kinesin
dc.subject Molecular dynamics
dc.subject Bachelor's theses
dc.title Simulation of obstacle overcoming by processive molecular motors
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis


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