Article ; Online: Assembling Microtubule-Based Active Matter.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2022 Volume 2430, Page(s) 151–183
Abstract: Studied for more than a century, equilibrium liquid crystals provided insight into the properties of ordered materials, and led to commonplace applications such as display technology. Active nematics are a new class of liquid crystal materials that are ... ...
Abstract | Studied for more than a century, equilibrium liquid crystals provided insight into the properties of ordered materials, and led to commonplace applications such as display technology. Active nematics are a new class of liquid crystal materials that are driven out of equilibrium by continuous motion of the constituent anisotropic units. A versatile experimental realization of active nematic liquid crystals is based on rod-like cytoskeletal filaments that are driven out of equilibrium by molecular motors. We describe protocols for assembling microtubule-kinesin based active nematic liquid crystals and associated isotropic fluids. We describe the purification of each protein and the assembly process of a two-dimensional active nematic on a water-oil interface. Finally, we show examples of nematic formation and describe methods for quantifying their non-equilibrium dynamics. |
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MeSH term(s) | Anisotropy ; Cytoskeleton ; Kinesins ; Liquid Crystals/chemistry ; Microtubules/chemistry |
Chemical Substances | Kinesins (EC 3.6.4.4) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-04-27 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1940-6029 |
ISSN (online) | 1940-6029 |
DOI | 10.1007/978-1-0716-1983-4_10 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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