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水分子在细胞膜表面亚扩散的起源

Origin of subdiffusion of water molecules on cell membrane surfaces

Eiji Yamamoto, Takuma Akimoto, Masato Yasui, Kenji Yasuoka

摘要:

水分子在为细胞膜上的生物反应提供独特的环境方面发挥着重要作用。人们普遍认为,水分子形成连接脂质分子和稳定细胞膜的桥梁。利用全原子分子动力学模拟,我们发现水分子在脂膜表面的平移和旋转扩散表现出亚扩散。此外,我们提供的证据表明,发散平均捕获时间(连续时间随机游走)和长期相关的噪声(分数布朗运动)有助于这种次扩散。这些结果表明,在细胞膜上的亚扩散导致水阻滞,细胞膜的稳定性增强,和更高的反应效率。

英文摘要:

Water molecules play an important role in providing unique environments for biological reactions on cell membranes. It is widely believed that water molecules form bridges that connect lipid molecules and stabilize cell membranes. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we show that translational and rotational diffusion of water molecules on lipid membrane surfaces exhibit subdiffusion. Moreover, we provide evidence that both divergent mean trapping time (continuous-time random walk) and long-correlated noise (fractional Brownian motion) contribute to this subdiffusion. These results suggest that subdiffusion on cell membranes causes the water retardation, an enhancement of cell membrane stability, and a higher reaction efficiency.

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