Curvature changes of bilayer membranes studied by computer simulations. 2012

Kai Yang, and Bing Yuan, and Yu-Qiang Ma
Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.

The deformation behaviors and corresponding curvature changes of bilayer membranes composed of amphiphiles are of biological importance and have potential industrial applications. Here, we study the curvature changes of bilayer membranes under the area-difference and spontaneous curvature effects with dissipative particle dynamics. By varying the relative quantity of the amphiphiles in two monolayers or the head-head interaction between the amphiphiles within each monolayer, rich morphological responses of the membranes are obtained. We find that some important factors such as the ability of amphiphiles to change their configurations in different membrane (crowded or sparse) environments and the coupling between the two monolayers, which are not included in the theoretical models, actually affect the deformation behavior of the membrane. Furthermore, the relationship between membrane deformation and fission (such as the transition from budding to scission of the bilayer) is also discussed, which is helpful in deeply understanding the fission event of the cell membrane.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008051 Lipid Bilayers Layers of lipid molecules which are two molecules thick. Bilayer systems are frequently studied as models of biological membranes. Bilayers, Lipid,Bilayer, Lipid,Lipid Bilayer
D003198 Computer Simulation Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes. Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer

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