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. 2012 Nov 1;8(11):e1002764. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002764

Figure 4. Trajectory curvature of actin-propelled spherical beads.

Figure 4

(A) Probability distribution of the normalized trajectory curvature for default values of parameters (open red circles), twice the value of attached to pushing filament ratio (green pluses) and twice the bead radius (dotted line), compared to a Gaussian distribution (solid black line). (B) Probability distribution of the normalized trajectory curvature with Inline graphic (circles) compared with experimental results (bars). (C) Dependence of the root-mean-square curvature on the attached to pushing filament ratio varied by varying Inline graphic (open circles) and Inline graphic (solid circles). (D) Dependence of the root-mean-square curvature on the bead's radius. (E) Dependence of the inverse root-mean-square curvature on Inline graphic. Solid gray line: analytical prediction. Symbols: values of Inline graphic changed by varying Inline graphic (solid black square), Inline graphic (solid red circle), Inline graphic (open red circle), Inline graphic (solid green up-triangle), Inline graphic (open green up-triangle), Inline graphic (solid blue down-triangle) and Inline graphic (open blue down-triangle).