Movie S3.

Experimental observations of the two scenarios of defect annihilation with perpendicular and parallel approach highlighted by red and blue arrows, respectively. The data correspond to an average filament length of 2 μm.

Interplay of structure, elasticity, and dynamics in actin-based nematic materials

Rui Zhang, Nitin Kumar, Jennifer L. Ross, Margaret L. Gardel, and Juan J. de Pablo

PNAS. 2017. 115:E124-E133 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713832115