Table I.

Comparison of fluorescence intensity, length, and convolutedness of thick vs. thin actin-based structures

Measurement Thick structures Thin structures 
Mean intensity 8130 ± 282a 1102 ± 122 
Length (µm) 34.5 ± 1.14 17.6 ± 0.7 
Convolutednessb 1.1 ± 0.01 2.3 ± 0.6 
n; actin-based structures 131 141 
Measurement Thick structures Thin structures 
Mean intensity 8130 ± 282a 1102 ± 122 
Length (µm) 34.5 ± 1.14 17.6 ± 0.7 
Convolutednessb 1.1 ± 0.01 2.3 ± 0.6 
n; actin-based structures 131 141 
a

Values given are means ± SEM.

b

Convolutedness is a dimensionless descriptor of filament shape, defined as the ratio of traced filament length to the length of the longest side of a bounding rectangle encompassing the same filament.

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