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. 1999 May 31;145(5):993–1007. doi: 10.1083/jcb.145.5.993

Table II.

Cytoplasmic Microtubule Dynamic Rates and Frequencies

Parameter Genotype G1 Preanaphase Anaphase
Growth rate BIM1 2.17 ± 0.26 (n = 38) 1.73 ± 0.63 (n = 13) 1.57 ± 0.28 (n = 17)
bim1Δ 1.76 ± 0.38 (n = 6) 1.45 ± 1.28 (n = 11) 1.30 ± 0.18 (n = 15)
bim1Δkar3Δ 1.56 ± 0.69 (n = 11) 1.05 ± 0.53 (n = 7) 1.17 ± 0.31 (n = 9)
Shrinkage rate BIM1 3.20 ± 0.24 (n = 33) 2.68 ± 0.58 (n = 13) 2.19 ± 0.26 (n = 23)
bim1Δ 1.82 ± 0.23 (n = 13) 1.83 ± 0.42 (n = 15) 2.03 ± 0.30 (n = 21)
bim1Δkar3Δ 2.07 ± 0.96 (n = 11) 1.47 ± 0.57 (n = 7) 1.31 ± 0.50 (n = 15)
Catastrophe frequency BIM1 0.0083 (n = 30) 0.0036 (n = 8) 0.0066 (n = 18)
bim1Δ 0.0035 (n = 8) 0.0024 (n = 6) 0.0048 (n = 15)
bim1Δkar3Δ 0.0029 (n = 8) 0.0035 (n = 6) 0.0055 (n = 10)
Rescue frequency BIM1 0.0067 (n = 24) 0.0023 (n = 5) 0.0044 (n = 12)
bim1Δ 0.0022 (n = 5) 0.0012 (n = 3) 0.0023 (n = 7)
bim1Δkar3Δ 0.0037 (n = 10) 0.0029 (n = 5) 0.0039 (n = 7)
Dynamicity BIM1 44.2 27.1 27.3
bim1Δ 12.0 26.2 23.2
bim1Δkar3Δ 17.1 19.8 23.2

For BIM1, in G1 19 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 3,600 s were obtained; in preanaphase, 11 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 2,222 s were obtained; in anaphase, 12 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 2,724 s were obtained. For bim1Δ, in G1 15 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 2,307 s were obtained; in preanaphase, 10 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 2,521 s were obtained; in anaphase, 16 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 3,106 s were obtained. For bim1ΔkarΔ, in G1 15 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 2,726 s were obtained; in preanaphase 5 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 1,701 s were obtained; in anaphase 12 time-lapse sequences lasting a total of 1,813 s were obtained. Rates of growing and shrinking are presented in μm/min ± SEM. Frequencies of rescue and catastrophe are in events/s. Dynamicity is expressed as dimers/s for the population. The n refers to the number of events.