Numerical modeling of molecular-motor-assisted transport of adenoviral vectors in a spherical cell
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Adenofection: A Method for Studying the Role of Molecular Chaperones in Cellular Morphodynamics by Depletion-Rescue Experiments
Published on: September 16, 2016
A V Kuznetsov1, A A Avramenko, D G Blinov
1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 17695-7910, USA. avkuznet@eos.ncsu.edu
Abstract:
Viral gene delivery in a spherical cell is investigated numerically. The model of intracellular trafficking of adenoviruses is based on molecular-motor-assisted transport equations suggested by Smith and Simmons. These equations are presented in spherical coordinates and extended by accounting for the random component of motion of viral particles bound to filaments. This random component is associated with the stochastic nature of molecular motors responsible for locomotion of viral particles bound to filaments. The equations are solved numerically to simulate viral transport between the cell membrane and cell nucleus during initial stages of viral infection.
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