Multiscale Microtubule Dynamics in Active Nematics
arXiv:2006.15184 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.148001
Abstract
In microtubule-based active nematics, motor-driven extensile motion of microtubule bundles powers chaotic large-scale dynamics. We quantify the interfilament sliding motion both in isolated bundles and in a dense active nematic. The extension speed of an isolated microtubule pair is comparable to the molecular motor stepping speed. In contrast, the net extension in dense 2D active nematics is significantly slower; the interfilament sliding speeds are widely distributed about the average and the filaments exhibit both contractile and extensile relative motion. These measurements highlight the challenge of connecting the extension rate of isolated bundles to the multi-motor and multi-filament interactions present in a dense 2D active nematic. They also provide quantitative data that is essential for building multiscale models.
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