| Value |
180
nm
|
| Organism |
Generic |
| Reference |
Cameron LA, Svitkina TM, Vignjevic D, Theriot JA, Borisy GG. Dendritic organization of actin comet tails. Curr Biol. 2001 Jan 23 11(2):130-5. p.132 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID11231131
|
| Primary Source |
Arai Y, Yasuda R, Akashi K, Harada Y, Miyata H, Kinosita K Jr, Itoh H. Tying a molecular knot with optical tweezers. Nature. 1999 Jun 3 399(6735):446-8.PubMed ID10365955
|
| Method |
(Primary source:) Researchers report the continuous control of the radius of curvature of a molecular strand by tying a knot in it, using optical tweezers to manipulate the strand's ends. |
| Comments |
A filament of pure
actin breaks at a
radius of curvature of less than 180 nm (primary source) |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106831 |