Physical properties of the cytoplasm modulate the rates of microtubule polymerization and depolymerization
A. T. Molines, J. Lemiere, M. Gazzola, I. E. Steinmark, C. H. Edrington, C.-T. Hsu, K. Suhling, G. Goshima, L. J. Holt, M. Thery, G. Brouhard, F. Chang
This study shows that cytoplasmic viscosity affects microtubule polymerization and depolymerization rates in fission yeast, moss, and mammalian cells.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2020Cell Biology