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细菌鞭毛马达的开关动力学

The switching dynamics of the bacterial flagellar motor

Siebe B. van Albada, Sorin Tanase-Nicola, Pieter Rein ten Wolde

摘要:

许多游动的细菌是由鞭毛马达推动的,鞭毛马达在顺时针和逆时针旋转方向之间随机切换。虽然开关动力学是鞭毛马达最重要的特征之一,但控制开关的机制知之甚少。我们提出了一个鞭毛旋转电机,它由一些定子蛋白驱动的转子蛋白,这反过来又驱动鞭毛丝的旋转环的旋转。在我们的模型的核心是假设转子蛋白质复合物可以存在于对应于两个各自的旋转方向的两个构象状态,并且这些状态之间的切换取决于与定子蛋白质的相互作用。这自然地将开关动态耦合到旋转动态,使得开关对转矩和速度敏感。我们模型的另一个关键要素是,在切换事件之后,由于细丝的多态转换,负载需要时间来建立。我们的模型预测,这种缓慢的松弛动力学的灯丝,结合负载依赖的开关频率,导致一个特征的开关时间,与最近的观察结果一致。

英文摘要:

Many swimming bacteria are propelled by flagellar motors that stochastically switch between the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation direction. While the switching dynamics are one of the most important characteristics of flagellar motors, the mechanisms that control switching are poorly understood. We present a statistical-mechanical model of the flagellar rotary motor, which consists of a number of stator proteins that drive the rotation of a ring of rotor proteins, which in turn drives the rotation of a flagellar filament. At the heart of our model is the assumption that the rotor protein complex can exist in two conformational states corresponding to the two respective rotation directions, and that switching between these states depends on interactions with the stator proteins. This naturally couples the switching dynamics to the rotation dynamics, making the switch sensitive to torque and speed. Another key element of our model is that after a switching event, it takes time for the load to build up, due to polymorphic transitions of the filament. Our model predicts that this slow relaxation dynamics of the filament, in combination with the load dependence of the switching frequency, leads to a characteristic switching time, in agreement with recent observations.

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