Figure 14From: The coupling of pathways and processes through shared componentsResponse when affinities are varied. This figure shows how the steady state spatial distributions of the complexes AX and BX change with the relative affinities of A and B for X. In a) and b), both A and AX are the only diffusible components, while X is locally produced. In c) and d), only A is diffusible, while X is locally produced. It is seen that increasing the binding affinity of a particular complex increases its concentration, and that this effect is most significant for the nondiffusible complex, BX, which exhibits a more pronounced spatial variation.Back to article page