Diffusion coefficient of a very long, 6000 kDa mRNA–MS2–GFP complex

Value 0.03 μm^2/sec
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Bakshi S, Siryaporn A, Goulian M, Weisshaar JC. Superresolution imaging of ribosomes and RNA polymerase in live Escherichia coli cells. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Jul85(1):21-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08081.x. p.22 left column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID22624875
Primary Source Golding I, Cox EC. RNA dynamics in live Escherichia coli cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Aug 3 101(31):11310-5.PubMed ID15277674
Comments "A very long, 6000 kDa mRNA–MS2–GFP complex exhibited seemingly tethered diffusion with a short-time diffusion coefficient of 0.03µm^2/sec (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 108594