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. 2014 Jan 30;9(1):e86501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086501

Table 1. List of parameters.

Symbol Description Value Units
D α dipole moment of α monomer 369 D
D β dipole moment of β monomer 26 D
s axial shift between protofilamnets 0.92 nm
ζ diameter of MT rings 10.76 nm
Ξ leading angle of MT rings 10.28 degrees
a major axis of ellipsoid cell 5.16 µm
b minor axis of ellipsoid cell 2.64 µm
R radius of non-dividing spherical cell 3.3 µm
V volume of spherical cell with radius R 0.15 µm3
c position of MTOC on the x-axis 2.64 µm
ρ diameter of MTOC 200 nm
N number of MTs 300 -
Na number of nucleations centers, astral MTs, one MTOC 50 -
Nk number of nucleations centers, kinetochore MTs, one MTOC 50 -
Np number of nucleations centers, polar MTs, one MTOC 50 -
κa equivalent number of nucleation centers 120 -
Ωa spatial angle for division of MTOC, astral MTs 2.8212 sr
κp +k equivalent number of nucleation centers 225 -
Ωp +k spatial angle for division of MTOC, polar and kinetochore MTs 2.9154 sr
mq arbitrary constant 1 -
u index of polar and kinetochore MTs 1, 2,…, 200
π mathematical constant 3.14159… -
n index denoting nth MT 1,2,…,N -
p oscillating part of dipole moment of α-tubulin (3.8)−1 -
p oscillating part of dipole moment of β-tubulin (3.8)−1 -
Q quality factor 0.5÷100 -
k 1 coefficient of extrapolation 2.5304⋅1012 -
r radius of outer wall of MT 12.5 nm
k 2 coefficient of extrapolation 9.0966⋅108 -
lTH length of tubulin heterodimer 8 nm

The list of symbols (in the order of appearance) representing variables of the model and their values used for calculations.