| Range |
~50 to 100 nm
|
| Organism |
Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum |
| Reference |
D.N. Robinson, Y.-S. Kee, T. Luo and A. Surcel, Understanding How Dividing Cells Change Shape. In: Edward
H. Egelman, editor: Comprehensive Biophysics, Vol 7, Cell Biophysics, Denis Wirtz. Oxford: Academic Press, 2012.
pp. 48-72. p.49 right column bottom paragraph |
| Primary Source |
Reichl, E. M. Effler, J. C. Robinson, D. N. The stress and strain of cytokinesis. Trends Cell Biol. 2005, 15, 200–206.PubMed ID15817376
|
| Method |
"To determine whether the
energy cost of bending (bending modulus, B) or stretching
(stretch modulus, Sc) is likely to dominate a particular cellular
deformation, one can determine a characteristic length scale
(l) defined as l=sqrt(B/Sc)." |
| Comments |
"From the published values for a
Dictyostelium cell, l˜50–100 nm (primary source) which implies that for a
cellular deformation over micrometer-scale lengths (e.g., the
width of a cleavage furrow), it is reasonable to consider that
the energy cost from stretch will dominate." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109559 |