Velocity modulation of microtubules in electric fields.
Research
RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2008
This in vitro study reports that electric fields can control the velocity of microtubules gliding over a kinesin-coated surface. Assisting fields increased speed up to fivefold, while opposing fields slowed motion to zero, and sideways fields induced significant motion. The authors present a grab-and-release model to…