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. 2016 Mar 14;11(3):e0151322. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151322

Table 1. Model Parameters.

Symbol Parameter Range Source Value Used
fmax Maximum dynein force 5–8 pN [34] 8 pN
v0 Dynein speed (no force) 0.8 μm∙s-1 [35] 0.8 μm∙s-1
γ Lateral friction coeff. 20–1000 pN∙s∙μm-1 [32] 56 pN∙s∙μm-1
ρ Dynein density (#/length) 2 μm-1 [20] 2 μm-1
vpol MT polymerization speed 0.1–0.2 μm∙s-1 [36, 37] 0.1 μm∙s-1