Fig. 1
From: Repetitive stretching of giant liposomes utilizing the nematic alignment of confined actin
Shape of liposomes encapsulating actin. a, b Phase contrast images of liposomes encapsulating without (a) or with 100 μM F-actin (b). All empty liposomes kept a spherical shape, whereas almost all liposomes encapsulating actin deformed to a spindle shape. Scale bars indicate 20 μm. c Dependence of liposome deformation on the concentration of actin encapsulated. The short axis length is plotted against the long axis length for individual liposomes when 10, 25, 44, 50, 147, or 169 μM actin were encapsulated. Note that the rightmost data point indicated by the arrow in the panel showing the results obtained at 147 μM represents a liposome with a long axis length of 48 μm and a short axis length of 10 μm, and that at 169 μM represents a liposome with a long axis length of 56 μm and a short axis length of 14 μm
