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PLoS Computational Biology Issue Image | Vol. 2(6) June 2006

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Min protein locations in simulated filamentous E. coli

Snapshot of Min protein locations in simulated filamentous (ftsZ-), wild-type and spherical (rodA-) Escherichia coli (see Fange and Elf). A stochastic reaction–diffusion model is used to account for the spatiotemporal Min oscillations in phenotypes for which a mean-field approach fails. Cytosolic proteins MinE (purple), MinDATP (green), and MinDADP( yellow) are seen in the upper part of the cells, and the membrane-bound species MinD (red) and MinDE (blue) are seen on the surface of the lower part of the cells.

Image Credit: Johan Elf and David Fange. Output from MesoRD is visualized using Matlab.

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Min protein locations in simulated filamentous E. coli

Snapshot of Min protein locations in simulated filamentous (ftsZ-), wild-type and spherical (rodA-) Escherichia coli (see Fange and Elf). A stochastic reaction–diffusion model is used to account for the spatiotemporal Min oscillations in phenotypes for which a mean-field approach fails. Cytosolic proteins MinE (purple), MinDATP (green), and MinDADP( yellow) are seen in the upper part of the cells, and the membrane-bound species MinD (red) and MinDE (blue) are seen on the surface of the lower part of the cells.

Image Credit: Johan Elf and David Fange. Output from MesoRD is visualized using Matlab.

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pcbi.v02.i06.g001