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. 2014 Aug 5;107(3):662–671. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.022

Table 1.

Geometric parameters of a dynein motor

Description Parameter Value
Stalk length L 12 nm
Stalk angle at MTBD θMTBD 34°
Head diameter 2R 14 nm
Head thickness d 5 nm
Angle head-linker κ 30°
Linker length Ll 14 nm
Linker angle poststroke δpost
Linker angle prestroke δpre 40°
MT radius RMT 12.5 nm
Tubulin dimer length d0 8 nm
Number of protofilaments N 13
MT helical pitch Δ 12 nm