Table 1.
Features of actin blobs
DescriptionAverage ± SDa (sample number)
LifeActGMA
Actin blob size (μm) 3.1 ± 1.1 (n = 68) 3.5 ± 1.6 (n = 32) 
Dendrites with actin blobs (%) 96.6 (n = 119) 92.0 (n = 44) 
Actin blob number (in 10-µm length) 2.5 ± 1.8 (n = 119) 1.8 ± 1.2 (n = 44) 
Actin blob splitting event (% in 10-µm dendrite) 42.1 (n = 38) 28.6 (n = 35) 
Actin blob velocity (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.6 (n = 404) 2.1 ± 0.7 (n = 121) 
Anterograde actin blob (%) 52.9 (n = 9) 50.7 (n = 7) 
Retrograde actin blob (%) 47.1 (n = 9) 49.3 (n = 7) 
Anterograde velocity (μm/min) 1.3 ± 0.5 (n = 160) 2.1 ± 0.8 (n = 63) 
Retrograde velocity (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.5 (n = 152) 2.0 ± 0.7 (n = 58) 
Number in terminal dendrites (in 10 µm) 3.1 ± 1.9 (n = 69) 2.2 ± 1.3 (n = 28) 
Number in nonterminal dendrites (in 10 µm) 1.8 ± 1.2 (n = 50) 1.1 ± 0.7 (n = 16) 
Velocity in terminal dendrites (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.5 (n = 248) 2.1 ± 0.7 (n = 88) 
Velocity in nonterminal dendrites (μm/min) 1.3 ± 0.6 (n = 156) 2.0 ± 0.7 (n = 33) 
Number in mid–third instar stage (in 10 µm) 0.4 ± 0.3 (n = 15) 0.8 ± 0.6 (n = 14) 
Number in class III da neurons (in 10 µm) 0.6 ± 0.9 (n = 20) NDb 
Velocity in class III da neurons (μm/min) 1.8 ± 0.5 (n = 11) ND 
DescriptionAverage ± SDa (sample number)
LifeActGMA
Actin blob size (μm) 3.1 ± 1.1 (n = 68) 3.5 ± 1.6 (n = 32) 
Dendrites with actin blobs (%) 96.6 (n = 119) 92.0 (n = 44) 
Actin blob number (in 10-µm length) 2.5 ± 1.8 (n = 119) 1.8 ± 1.2 (n = 44) 
Actin blob splitting event (% in 10-µm dendrite) 42.1 (n = 38) 28.6 (n = 35) 
Actin blob velocity (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.6 (n = 404) 2.1 ± 0.7 (n = 121) 
Anterograde actin blob (%) 52.9 (n = 9) 50.7 (n = 7) 
Retrograde actin blob (%) 47.1 (n = 9) 49.3 (n = 7) 
Anterograde velocity (μm/min) 1.3 ± 0.5 (n = 160) 2.1 ± 0.8 (n = 63) 
Retrograde velocity (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.5 (n = 152) 2.0 ± 0.7 (n = 58) 
Number in terminal dendrites (in 10 µm) 3.1 ± 1.9 (n = 69) 2.2 ± 1.3 (n = 28) 
Number in nonterminal dendrites (in 10 µm) 1.8 ± 1.2 (n = 50) 1.1 ± 0.7 (n = 16) 
Velocity in terminal dendrites (μm/min) 1.4 ± 0.5 (n = 248) 2.1 ± 0.7 (n = 88) 
Velocity in nonterminal dendrites (μm/min) 1.3 ± 0.6 (n = 156) 2.0 ± 0.7 (n = 33) 
Number in mid–third instar stage (in 10 µm) 0.4 ± 0.3 (n = 15) 0.8 ± 0.6 (n = 14) 
Number in class III da neurons (in 10 µm) 0.6 ± 0.9 (n = 20) NDb 
Velocity in class III da neurons (μm/min) 1.8 ± 0.5 (n = 11) ND 
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