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PHYSICS OF THE CELL

Caught by a cytoskeletal web

Nature Physics volume 18, pages 483–484 (2022)Cite this article

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Biomolecular condensates grow in busy cellular environments. Statistical image analysis of heterogeneous structures now enables quantification of macromolecular interactions between condensates and cytoskeletal filaments.

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Fig. 1: Microscopic averaging of irregular shaped structures in the cell allows for quantification of spatial correlations between organelles.

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  1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden, Germany

    Tina Wiegand & Arjun Narayanan

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    Tina Wiegand & Arjun Narayanan

  3. Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD), Dresden, Germany

    Tina Wiegand & Arjun Narayanan

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    Arjun Narayanan

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