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模拟细菌鞭毛马达的扭矩与速度、散粒噪声和旋转扩散

Modeling torque versus speed, shot noise, and rotational diffusion of the bacterial flagellar motor

Thierry Mora, Howard Yu, Ned S. Wingreen

摘要:

我们提出了一个最小的物理模型的鞭毛电机,使细菌游泳。我们的模型解释了实验测量的质子驱动的E。大肠杆菌马达在不同pH和温度条件下的活性。特别是,在高转速(“膝盖”)的扭矩急剧下降所示的质子通量的饱和引起的。此外,我们表明,散粒噪声在质子电流占主导地位的扩散电机旋转在低负载。这提出了一种新的方法来探测能量源的离散性,类似于超导隧道结中电荷量子化的测量。

英文摘要:

We present a minimal physical model for the flagellar motor that enables bacteria to swim. Our model explains the experimentally measured torque-speed relationship of the proton-driven E. coli motor at various pH and temperature conditions. In particular, the dramatic drop of torque at high rotation speeds (the "knee") is shown to arise from saturation of the proton flux. Moreover, we show that shot noise in the proton current dominates the diffusion of motor rotation at low loads. This suggests a new way to probe the discreteness of the energy source, analogous to measurements of charge quantization in superconducting tunnel junctions.

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