Lipid Flip-Flop Driven Mechanical and Morphological Changes in Model Membranes

Details Lipid Flip-Flop Driven Mechanical and Morphological Changes in Model Membranes Lipid Flip-Flop Driven Mechanical and Morphological Changes in Model Membranes

2008-07-31

arxiv.org/abs/0807.5092v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

10 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2981564

We study, using dissipative particle dynamics simulations, the effect of active lipid flip-flop on model fluid bilayer membranes. We consider both cases of symmetric as well as asymmetric flip-flops. Symmetric flip-flop leads to a steady state of the membrane with an effective temperature higher than that of the equilibrium membrane and an effective surface tension lower than that of the equilibrium membrane. Asymmetric flip-flop leads to transient conformational changes of the membrane in the form of bud or blister formation, depending on the flip rate.

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