Dependence of diffusion in Escherichia coli cytoplasm on protein size, environmental conditions and cell growth
N. Bellotto, J. Agudo-Canalejo, R. Colin, R. Golestanian, G. Malengo, V. Sourjik
The paper investigates protein diffusion in E. coli cytoplasm using FCS and models, finding that diffusion depends on protein size, environmental conditions, and cell growth, with viscosity changes affecting all sizes proportionally.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2022Biophysics