Fig. 4

Trap-binding efficiency \(\rm{f}_\mathrm{b}(t)\) in 100-box systems with synthesis rate \(\alpha _\mathrm{syn}\), binding affinity \(\kappa _\mathrm{bin}\) and diffusion rate \(\widetilde{D}\). Time-evolution of the trap-binding efficiency \(\rm{f}_\mathrm{b}(t)\) for a 100-box system with synthesis of proteins restricted to boxes 12 to 19 and system parameters as indicated. Circles and stars mark the transition from the pure binding-dominated to the mixed regime at \(t^*_{1}\) and from the mixed to the pure synthesis-dominated regime at \(t^*_{100}\), respectively