Table 1.

Parameters of different actin bundlesa

Types of bundlesNumber of filaments in bundleBundle width (nm)Inter-filament distance (nm)
Fascin (1:20 actin)b 2 ± 0.5 9 ± 0.5 8.9 ± 0.4 
Espin (1:5 actin) 5 ± 2 30 ± 14 6.9 ± 0.9 
Fascin (1:20 actin) + espin (1:5 actin) 10 ± 3 96 ± 20 7.7 ± 0.5 
Fascin (1:1 actin)c 18 ± 2.3 113 ± 18 8.5 ± 0.2 
Espin (1:1 actin) 10 ± 2.3 69.5 ± 18.5 7 ± 1.8 
Espin (2:1 actin) 16 ± 1.4 97 ± 12.3 7.2 ± 0.3 
a

Values resulting from analysis of five or more bundles.

b

Values resulting from analysis of three bundles.

c

Values similar to those in previous studies (Ishikawa et al., 2003; Jansen et al., 2011).

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