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. 2013 Apr 16;8(4):e61884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061884

Table 1. Parameters used in the simulations.

Parameter Value Unit Description References
a, h 10−5, 10−5 m Cell radius and height [12][13]
c 3•10−6 m Nucleus radius [12][13]
d, e 0, 5 •10−6 m Nucleus location (r; z) [12][13]
ε1, ε2 60, 120 Dimensionless Relative dielectric permittivity of the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm [37]
σ1, σ2 0.25, 0.5 S/m Conductivity of the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm [37]
V0 −0.033 V Electric potential of the nucleus [2], [17]
Jn 1500 A/m2 Current densities, top and bottom of the cylinder (cell model) [6], [s5–s9]*
η 0.002 Pa•s Viscosity of cytoplasm [39], [s24,s28,s32]
ζ −0.05 V Zeta-potential of cellular membrane [s15,s16]
DC, DN 14•10−12,0.04•10−12 m2/s Diffusion coefficients of the messenger protein in the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm [s46,s47], [s48]
wL, zL 2•10−6, 10−5 M FRAP laser beam radii in radial and axial directions [44]
KL 6 Dimensionless Bleach efficiency [44]
*

[s5], [s9], etc–means reference from the (“Methods S1. Parameters Justification” file).