Cytoplasmic diffusion: molecular motors mix it up.

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Published in J Cell Biol on November 10, 2008

Authors

Clifford P Brangwynne1, Gijsje H Koenderink, Frederick C MacKintosh, David A Weitz

Author Affiliations

1: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

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