Figure 7.

Fraction of the homologously paired RecA molecules as a function of the time for 430 nucleotides filaments. (Symbols) Experimental data from Forget and Kowalczykowski (23); (solid curves) theoretical predictions. The following parameters were utilized for calculations: $k_{\text{on}}=1000$ s⁻¹, $k_{\text{off}}=2$ s⁻¹, $m=55,$ and $L=113l$; the effective diffusion rates u = 24,536 and 2726 s⁻¹ for 2 and 6 μm DNA end-to end distances, respectively. To see this figure in color, go online.