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. 2009 Jul 23;4(7):e6316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006316

Table 2. Membrane Microscopic Events and Transition rates.

Microscopic Event Transition Rate
Diffusion Inline graphic Inline graphic is the occupancy(discrete) that is 1, if site Inline graphic is filled, and 0, if site Inline graphic is empty (a single index indicating the site is used to simplify notation). Inline graphic, where Inline graphic is the microscopic lattice pixel dimension taken equal to the encounter radius, and D is the diffusivity of a receptor Bi denotes the set of sites to which diffusion from site i can occur which includes all 4 first-nearest neighboring sites
Reactions
Ligand Association Reaction (SL+M → M*) Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]
Ligand Disassociation Reaction (M* → SL+M) Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]
Dimerization Reaction (M*+M* → D) Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [(receptors/sites)−1 s−1]
Decomposition Reaction (D → M*+M* ) Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]
Phosphorylation/Dephosphorylation Reaction (D ↔ pD) Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]
Cytosolic Association Reaction Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]
Cytosolic Disassociation Reaction Inline graphic k is the macroscopic reaction rate constant with units as [s−1]

Γ is defined on a square lattice with lattice species M, monomers, D, dimers, and pD, phosphorylated dimers. Sx are species either within the cytosol SC or in the extracellular space SL. Details are provided in the text.

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