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. 2014 Apr 17;104(15):153701. doi: 10.1063/1.4871861

TABLE I.

The Young's modulus of artificial cells and Dictyostelium cells obtained by micropipette aspiration measurements (converted from the slopes shown in Fig. 4).

Artificial cells (pN/μm2 or Pa) Dictyostelium cells (pN/μm2 or Pa)
5 μM actin 1.1 ± 0.4 WT 69 ± 11
10 μM actin 1.6 ± 0.2 myoII null 46 ± 8
5 μM actin + 5 μM dynacortin 2.1 ± 0.7 myoII + 2 μM latrunculin 6.5 ± 2.5
    myoII:dyn-hp + 2 μM latrunculin 3.9 ± 0.8