Long-term filament dynamics. (IMAGE)

Georgetown University

Long-term filament dynamics.

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(A) A fluorescently labeled straight filament in a background suspension of unlabeled filaments preferentially diffuses along its long axis. (B) Helical filament exhibits corkscrewing dynamics. (C) Helix-rod fusion filaments are permanently caged. In all panels, a time sequence of fluorescently labeled filaments is shown on the Top. Schematics of different filament shapes with the background filaments are shown on the Bottom.

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Yardimci et al.

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