Figure 4: Aggregation dynamics of spherical particles at different tensions.
From: Membrane tension controls the assembly of curvature-generating proteins
Kymograms show the lifetime of observed dimers, trimers and tetramers of spherical particles, in some cases leading to the formation of a linear aggregate. The y axis in all plots represents the number of distinct aggregates. Shown are simulations of particles with 10% membrane coverage, at different membrane tensions, each run for 5 (zero tension) or 10 (non-zero tension) million time steps. Bottom: snapshots from a simulation at 0.05 mN m−1 taken at time steps (a–d) as denoted in the plot above.
