SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING - EFFECTS OF CORRALS
SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING - EFFECTS OF CORRALS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-3495(95)79911-8
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发表时间:
1995-08-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
SAXTON, MJ
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作者:
SAXTON, MJ
Structural proteins of the membrane skeleton are thought to form ''corrals'' at the membrane surface, and these corrals may restrict lateral diffusion of membrane proteins. Recent experimental developments in single-particle tracking and laser trapping make it possible to examine the corral model in detail. Techniques to interpret these experiments are presented. First, escape times for a diffusing particle in a corral are obtained from Monte Carlo calculations and analytical solutions for various corral sizes, shapes, and escape probabilities, and reduced to a common curve. Second, the identification of corrals in tracking experiments is considered. The simplest way to identify corrals is by sight. If the walls are impermeable enough, a trajectory fills the corral before the diffusing particle escapes. The fraction of distinct sites visited before escape is calculated for corrals of various sizes, shapes, and escape probabilities, and reduced to a common curve. This fraction is also a measure of the probability that the diffusing species will react with another species in the corral before escaping. Finally, the effect of the sampling interval on the measurement of the short-range diffusion coefficient is examined.