摘要We establish a new model for ionic waves along microtubules based on polyelectrolyte features of cylindrical biopolymers. The nonlinear transmission line described by a nonlinear differential equation is obtained with stable kink solution pertinent to the shape of the front of accompanying potential. The localized ionic wave could be used to explain the behavior of microtubules as biomolecular transistors capable of amplifying electrical information in neurons.
Abstract：We establish a new model for ionic waves along microtubules based on polyelectrolyte features of cylindrical biopolymers. The nonlinear transmission line described by a nonlinear differential equation is obtained with stable kink solution pertinent to the shape of the front of accompanying potential. The localized ionic wave could be used to explain the behavior of microtubules as biomolecular transistors capable of amplifying electrical information in neurons.
ILIC D. I.;SATARIC M. V.;RALEVIC N.. Microtubule as a Transmission Line for Ionic Currents[J]. 中国物理快报, 2009, 26(7): 73101-073101.
ILIC D. I., SATARIC M. V., RALEVIC N.. Microtubule as a Transmission Line for Ionic Currents. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(7): 73101-073101.
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