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Schematic of a narrow bulk volume close to the contact edges confined by the SLB and liposome lipid bilayers. The net protein concentration fluxes and protein (un-)binding are indicated by the magenta and black arrows, respectively. The high membrane-to-bulk ratio alters the reactive equilibria 42 and reduces the MinD attachment rates per membrane area 29 , 43 . Slowly diffusing MinE can accumulate in this region on the membrane, whereas the MinD concentration is reduced.

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