Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2006-01-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
4 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.73.010901
Recently experiments showed that some biological noncovalent bonds increase their lifetimes when they are stretched by an external force, and their lifetimes will decrease when the force increases further. Several specific quantitative models have been proposed to explain the intriguing transitions from the "catch-bond" to the "slip-bond". Different from the previous efforts, in this work we propose that the dynamic disorder of the force-dependent dissociation rate can account for the counterintuitive behaviors of the bonds. A Gaussian stochastic rate model is used to quantitatively describe the transitions observed recently in the single bond P-selctin glycoprotein ligand 1(PSGL-1)$-$P-selectin force rupture experiment [Marshall, {\it et al.}, (2003) Nature {\bf 423}, 190-193]. Our model agrees well to the experimental data. We conclude that the catch bonds could arise from the stronger positive correlation between the height of the intrinsic energy barrier and the distance from the bound state to the barrier; classical pathway scenario or {\it a priori} catch bond assumption is not essential.
Iwamoto Mitsumasa
Liu Fei
Ou-Yang Zhong-can
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