Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5504654 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We tested this possibility experimentally by monitoring the electro-orientation of these two types of microtubules inside a uniform electric field. Through this evaluation, we quantified and compared the average normalized polarization coefficient of MCF7 vs. Porcine brain microtubules. The higher value obtained for the polarization of MCF7 microtubules, which is associated to the higher negative charge of these types of microtubules, is significant as it can further explain the slow intrinsic dynamic that has been recently reported for single MCF7 microtubules in vitro. Furthermore, it can be potentially considered as a factor that can directly impact the translocation parameters of some molecular motors along MCF7 microtubules, by altering the mutual electrostatic interactions between microtubules and molecular motors.
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Authors
Mitra Shojania Feizabadi, Brandon Rosario, Marcos A.V. Hernandez,