Figure 5: The influence of protein density on self-assembly.
From: Membrane tension controls the assembly of curvature-generating proteins
Self-assembly at different tensions (in mN m−1) at 10% (a) and 20% (b) N-BAR surface coverage. The scale in all panels is the same. Scale bar, 10 nm (a,b). Shown are representative snapshots from three simulations, totalling 30 million time steps per configuration. (c) The orientation free energy (Fo) at 2% (left) and 10% (right) surface coverage at different membrane tensions (in mN m−1). Measured by inverting the Boltzmann distribution of dimerization angles, each plot representing data from three simulations, totalling 30 million time steps per configuration.
