Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Movements and collision of the particles in the cytoplasm regulate chemical reactions inside cells. Because of complicated structure and environments in the cytoplasm, the movements of cytoplasmic particles must be largely deviated from simple thermal diffusion. Here, we analyzed movements of 50-nm single fluorescent particles introduced in living cell cytoplasm. The results indicated that the viscous drag in the cytoplasm is only ten times larger than that in water, however, 40% trajectories of the particles were confined within ~100 nm regions, suggesting fine compartmentalization of the cytoplasm.
All 2015 2014 2013 Other
All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results, Open Access: 1 results, Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Invited: 6 results)
FASEB J.
Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Pages: 837-848
10.1096/fj.14-254110
Frontiers in Physiology
Volume: 28 Pages: 529-529
10.3389/fphys.2014.00529
Science
Volume: 344 Issue: 10 Pages: 760-764
10.1016/j.bpj.2014.10.002
Sci. Rep.
Volume: 3
PLoS Comp. Biol.
Volume: 9 Issue: 11 Pages: e1003320-e1003320
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003320
Translation.
Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: e26574-e26574
10.4161/trla.26574