2008/02/29 by Javier Munarriz, Julen Munárriz, J. J. Mazo +3 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #Protein Structure and Dynamics #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #cond-mat.soft #physics.bio-ph #q-bio.SC #stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.77.031915
published as Physical Review E 77, 031915 (2008) · 8 pages, Phys. Rev. E (in press)
arxiv created 2008/02/29 · openalex publication_date 2008/03/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A simple flashing ratchet model in two dimensions is proposed to simulate the hand-over-hand motion of two head molecular motors such as kinesin. Extensive Langevin simulations of the model are performed. Good qualitative agreement with the expected behavior is observed. We discuss different regimes of motion and efficiency depending on model parameters.