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ArticlePLoS computational biology2017

A master equation approach to actin polymerization applied to endocytosis in yeast.

Xinxin Wang, Anders E Carlsson

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xinxin WangDepartment of Bioinformatics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Anders E CarlssonDepartment of Physics and NSF Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2535-8714
Southwestern Medical Center · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

PROTEIN NETWORKS AND FORCE GENERATION IN YEAST ENDOCYTOSISR01GM107667 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CARLSSON, ANDERS E · 2014 to 2017
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107667NIH HHS R01 GM107667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a Master Equation approach to calculating polymerization dynamics and force generation by branched actin networks at membranes. The method treats the time evolution of the F-actin distribution in three dimensions, with branching included as a directional spreading term. It is validated by comparison with stochastic simulations of force generation by actin polymerization at obstacles coated with actin "nucleation promoting factors" (NPFs). The method is then used to treat the dynamics of actin polymerization and force generation during endocytosis in yeast, using a model in which NPFs form a ring around the endocytic site, centered by a spot of molecules attaching the actin network strongly to the membrane. We find that a spontaneous actin filament nucleation mechanism is required for adequate forces to drive the process, that partial inhibition of branching and polymerization lead to different characteristic responses, and that a limited range of polymerization-rate values provide effective invagination and obtain correct predictions for the effects of mutations in the active regions of the NPFs.

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Models, BiologicalActinsBiomechanical PhenomenaCell MembraneComputational BiologyComputer SimulationEndocytosisMolecular Motor ProteinsMutationPolymerizationSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsActinsMolecular Motor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID29240771
PMCPMC5746272
OpenAlexW2772615199

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