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Title: Patterning of polar active filaments on a tense cylindrical membrane
Authors: Srivastava, Pragya
Shlomovitz, Roie
Gov, Nir S.
Rao, Madan
Issue Date: Apr-2013
Publisher: American Physical Society
Citation: Physical Review Letters, 2013, Vol.110, p168104
Abstract: We study the dynamics and patterning of polar contractile filaments on the surface of a cylindrical cell using active hydrodynamic equations that incorporate couplings between curvature and filament orientation. Cables and rings spontaneously emerge as steady state configurations on the cylinder, and can be stationary or moving, helical or segments moving along helical trajectories. Contractility induces coalescence of proximal rings. We observe phase transitions in the steady state patterns upon changing cell diameter and make several testable predictions. Our results are relevant to the dynamics and patterning of a variety of active biopolymers in cylindrical cells.
Description: Open Access.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5557
ISSN: 0031-9007
1079-7114(Online)
Alternative Location: http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.2133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.168104
Copyright: 2013 American Physical Society
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