Ohta-Kawasaki Model Reveals Patterns on Multicomponent Vesicles
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| author | Luo, Wangbo Qiao, Zhonghua Zhao, Yanxiang |
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| contents | We present a new mechanochemical modeling framework to explore the shape deformation and pattern formation in multicomponent vesicle membranes. In this framework, the shape of the membrane is described by an elastic bending model, while phase separation of membrane-bound activator proteins is determined by an Ohta-Kawasaki (OK) model. The coupled dynamics consist of an overdamped force-balanced equation for the membrane geometry and an OK-type advection-reaction-diffusion equation on the deformable membrane. We implement efficient spectral methods to simulate these dynamics in both two- and three-dimensions. Numerical experiments show that the model successfully reproduces a wide range of experimentally observed membrane morphologies \cite{baumgart2003imaging}. Taken together, the framework unifies curvature mechanics, microphase separation, and active forcing, providing new insight into membrane-bounded multicomponent vesicle dynamics and a practical platform for studying multicomponent biomembrane morphology. |
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| spellingShingle | Ohta-Kawasaki Model Reveals Patterns on Multicomponent Vesicles Luo, Wangbo Qiao, Zhonghua Zhao, Yanxiang Mathematical Physics Numerical Analysis Biological Physics We present a new mechanochemical modeling framework to explore the shape deformation and pattern formation in multicomponent vesicle membranes. In this framework, the shape of the membrane is described by an elastic bending model, while phase separation of membrane-bound activator proteins is determined by an Ohta-Kawasaki (OK) model. The coupled dynamics consist of an overdamped force-balanced equation for the membrane geometry and an OK-type advection-reaction-diffusion equation on the deformable membrane. We implement efficient spectral methods to simulate these dynamics in both two- and three-dimensions. Numerical experiments show that the model successfully reproduces a wide range of experimentally observed membrane morphologies \cite{baumgart2003imaging}. Taken together, the framework unifies curvature mechanics, microphase separation, and active forcing, providing new insight into membrane-bounded multicomponent vesicle dynamics and a practical platform for studying multicomponent biomembrane morphology. |
| title | Ohta-Kawasaki Model Reveals Patterns on Multicomponent Vesicles |
| topic | Mathematical Physics Numerical Analysis Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02688 |