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text: 'The emergence of large-scale order in self-organized systems relies on local
interactions between individual components. During bacterial cell division, FtsZ
-- a prokaryotic homologue of the eukaryotic protein tubulin -- polymerizes into
treadmilling filaments that further organize into a cytoskeletal ring. In vitro,
FtsZ filaments can form dynamic chiral assemblies. However, how the active and
passive properties of individual filaments relate to these large-scale self-organized
structures remains poorly understood. Here, we connect single filament properties
with the mesoscopic scale by combining minimal active matter simulations and biochemical
reconstitution experiments. We show that density and flexibility of active chiral
filaments define their global order. At intermediate densities, curved, flexible
filaments organize into chiral rings and polar bands. An effectively nematic organization
dominates for high densities and for straight, mutant filaments with increased
rigidity. Our predicted phase diagram captures these features quantitatively,
demonstrating how the flexibility, density and chirality of active filaments affect
their collective behaviour. Our findings shed light on the fundamental properties
of active chiral matter and explain how treadmilling FtsZ filaments organize during
bacterial cell division. '
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: Bio
- _id: LifeSc
acknowledgement: 'This work was supported by the European Research Council through
grant ERC 2015-StG-679239 and by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) StandAlone P34607
to M.L., B. P.M. was also supported by the Kanazawa University WPI- NanoLSI Bio-SPM
collaborative research program. Z.D. has received funding from Doctoral Programme
of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW): Grant agreement 26360. We thank Jan
Brugues (MPI CBG, Dresden, Germany), Andela Saric (ISTA, Klosterneuburg, Austria),
Daniel Pearce (Uni Geneva, Switzerland) for valuable scientific input and comments
on the manuscript. We are also thankful for the support by the Scientific Service
Units (SSU) of IST Austria through resources provided by the Imaging and Optics
Facility (IOF) and the Lab Support Facility (LSF). '
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citation:
ama: Dunajova Z, Prats Mateu B, Radler P, et al. Chiral and nematic phases of flexible
active filaments. 2023. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:13116
apa: Dunajova, Z., Prats Mateu, B., Radler, P., Lim, K., Brandis, D., Velicky, P.,
… Loose, M. (2023). Chiral and nematic phases of flexible active filaments. Institute
of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:13116
chicago: Dunajova, Zuzana, Batirtze Prats Mateu, Philipp Radler, Keesiang Lim, Dörte
Brandis, Philipp Velicky, Johann G Danzl, et al. “Chiral and Nematic Phases of
Flexible Active Filaments.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:13116.
ieee: Z. Dunajova et al., “Chiral and nematic phases of flexible active filaments.”
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
ista: Dunajova Z, Prats Mateu B, Radler P, Lim K, Brandis D, Velicky P, Danzl JG,
Wong RW, Elgeti J, Hannezo EB, Loose M. 2023. Chiral and nematic phases of flexible
active filaments, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:13116.
mla: Dunajova, Zuzana, et al. Chiral and Nematic Phases of Flexible Active Filaments.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:13116.
short: Z. Dunajova, B. Prats Mateu, P. Radler, K. Lim, D. Brandis, P. Velicky, J.G.
Danzl, R.W. Wong, J. Elgeti, E.B. Hannezo, M. Loose, (2023).
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