at Google ScholarTitle data
Benelli, Rebecca ; Weiss, Matthias:
From sub- to superdiffusion : fractional Brownian motion of membraneless organelles in early C. elegans embryos.
In: New Journal of Physics.
Vol. 23
(24 June 2021)
Issue 6
.
- 063072.
ISSN 1367-2630
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac0853
Abstract in another language
Fractional Brownian motion (FBM) is a prevalent Gaussian stochastic process that has frequently been linked to subdiffusive motion in complex fluids, e.g. inside living cells. In contrast, examples for a superdiffusive FBM in complex fluids are sparse, and a covering of all FBM regimes in the same sample is basically lacking. Here we show that membraneless organelles in the single-cell state of C. elegans embryos, so-called p-granules, constitute an experimental example in which the whole range of FBM processes, from the sub- to the superdiffusive regime, can be observed. The majority of p-granules is subdiffusive, featuring an antipersistent velocity autocorrelation function (VACF). A smaller fraction of trajectories shows normal diffusion or even superdiffusion with a persistent VACF. For all trajectories, from sub- to superdiffusive, the VACF, its characteristic values, and the trajectories’ power-spectral density are well matched by FBM predictions. Moreover, static localization errors, a frequent problem in single-particle tracking experiments, are shown to not affect the conclusion that p-granule motion is best described by FBM from the sub- to the superdiffusive regime.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Chair Experimental Physics I - Physics of Living Matter Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Chair Experimental Physics I - Physics of Living Matter > Chair Experimental Physics I - Physics of Living Matter - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Weiss Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Nonlinear Dynamics Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2021 06:27 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2023 06:51 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/66173 |