A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE ENHANCED CYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT - How to Get (Faster) to the Nucleus

Luna Dimitrio, Roberto Natalini, Luciano Milanesi

2011

Abstract

We consider a simple model for signal transport in the cytoplasm. Following some recent experimental evidences, the standard diffusion model is supplemented by advection operated through an attachement/detachement mechanism along microtubules. This model is given by a system of partial differential equations which are cast in different dimensions and connected by suitable exchange rules. A numerical scheme is introduced and some simulations are presented and discussed to show the performances of our model.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Dimitrio L., Natalini R. and Milanesi L. (2011). A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE ENHANCED CYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT - How to Get (Faster) to the Nucleus . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-36-2, pages 39-46. DOI: 10.5220/0003135700390046

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bioinformatics11,
author={Luna Dimitrio and Roberto Natalini and Luciano Milanesi},
title={A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE ENHANCED CYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT - How to Get (Faster) to the Nucleus},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={39-46},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003135700390046},
isbn={978-989-8425-36-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms - Volume 1: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE ENHANCED CYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT - How to Get (Faster) to the Nucleus
SN - 978-989-8425-36-2
AU - Dimitrio L.
AU - Natalini R.
AU - Milanesi L.
PY - 2011
SP - 39
EP - 46
DO - 10.5220/0003135700390046