ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Investigation of the Electrical Properties of Microtubule Ensembles under Cell-Like Conditions.
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- Architects of the Developing Brain: Cytoskeleton-Organizing Molecules in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Cells · 2026Review
- Mapping Leak Electron Pathways from Mitochondria to the Outer Cell Membrane in Human Embryonic Lung Fibroblasts.Bioelectricity · 2025Article
- Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Photobiomodulation-Induced α-Helix to β-Sheet Transition in Tubulins: Potential Implications for Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Measurement and Characterization of the Electrical Properties of Actin Filaments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- Electronic Energy Migration in Microtubules.ACS central science · 2023Article
- Virus-Induced Membrane Fusion in Neurodegenerative Disorders.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Modeling Microtubule Counterion Distributions and Conductivity Using the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Microtubules are hollow cylindrical polymers composed of the highly negatively-charged (~23e), high dipole moment (1750 D) protein α, β- tubulin. While the roles of microtubules in chromosomal segregation, macromolecular transport, and cell migration are relatively well-understood, studies on the electrical properties of microtubules have only recently gained strong interest. Here, we show that while microtubules at physiological concentrations increase solution capacitance, free tubulin has no appreciable effect. Further, we observed a decrease in electrical resistance of solution, with charge transport peaking between 20-60 Hz in the presence of microtubules, consistent with recent findings that microtubules exhibit electric oscillations at such low frequencies. We were able to quantify the capacitance and resistance of the microtubules (MT) network at physiological tubulin concentrations to be 1.27 × 10
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