Table 1.

Reference values for the parameters of the model

Parameter	Description	Numerical value	Units
	Growth speed	0.103	μm/s
	Shrinkage speed	0.225	μm/s
	Catastrophe rate	0.01
	Rescue rate	0.026
	Severing rate	2·10−7	μm−2
	Nucleation rate	0.3
	Speed bias	1.1	–
	Stabilisation-after-severing	Tuned	–
	Fraction of severed longitudinal microtubules	Tuned	–
	Total amount of tubulin	4·103	μm
	Crossover length	8·102	μm
	Propensity length for dispersed nucleation	102	μm
	Probability of nucleation parallel to the parent	0.9	–