Inter-filament Attractions Narrow the Length Distribution of Actin Filaments

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dc.creatorBiron, David
dc.creatorMoses, Elisha
dc.creatorBorukhov, Itamar
dc.creatorSafran, S. A.
dc.date2004-06-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T23:12:38Z
dc.descriptionWe show that the exponential length distribution that is typical of actin filaments under physiological conditions dramatically narrows in the presence of (i) crosslinker proteins (ii) polyvalent counterions or (iii) depletion mediated attractions. A simple theoretical model shows that in equilibrium, short-range attractions enhance the tendency of filaments to align parallel to each other, eventually leading to an increase in the average filament length and a decrease in the relative width of the distribution of filament lengths.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406303
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406303
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/96477
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectBiomolecules
dc.titleInter-filament Attractions Narrow the Length Distribution of Actin Filaments
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