Physical Properties Determining Self-Organization of Motors and Microtubules

1. Experiments: microtubule asters formation with :
   
   
   • Oligomeric kinesin complexes (440 Kb) (Fig. 1) larger version (1.5 Mb) nice Quicktime (12MB)
     
   • Oligomeric Ncd complexes (600 Kb) (Fig. 2Ae) larger version (2.4 Mb) nice Quicktime (15MB)
     
   
   
2. Simulations:
   
   
   • One type of motor complex
     • Variation of motor density and detachment rate from microtubule ends (Fig. 4A)
       
     
     
   • Two types motor complexex with opposite directionality
     
     • Variation of motor density and detachment rate from microtubule ends (Fig. 4C)
       
     • Variation of motor:motor ratio at constant density, with two symmetric motors (Fig. 4B)
       
     • Variation of motor:motor ratio at constant density, with two different motors (not in article)
       
     
     
   • Other simulations (not in article)
     
     • Variability of simulated asters
       
     • Variability of simulated vortices
       
     • Lower viscosity