Depolymerization of microtubules leaves actin orientational order intact.

Shown are radial orientation functions (top row, compare Fig 3) and intrinsic radial orientation obtained by aligning autocorrelograms before average (bottom row, compare Fig 5) of cells treated with 10 μM nocodazole (left column) or DMSO alone (right column). Population averages are shown, offset (value at 0°) subtracted. Direction of strain was 0°. Bars are standard error of mean; for clarity only highest and lowest value at each condition shown. Sample sizes were for nocodazole treatment 58, 98, 87, 52, and 111; for DMSO alone 83, 88, 76, 95, and 107, both in order from long to short duration.