Phase Separation and a Hydrodynamic Instability Localize Proteins at Growing Microtubule Ends
Joël Schaer, Julie Miesch, Valeria Catapano, Ludovic Dumoulin, Joshua Tran, Marie‐Claire Velluz, Charlotte Aumeier, Karsten Kruse
The paper shows that EB3 comet length at microtubule ends is independent of GTP-cap size, revealing a new mechanism involving phase separation and hydrodynamic instability.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics