Figure 5.
Summary of morphometrical, mechanical, and biochemical properties of assembled FN fibrils. Histograms for the following measurements and properties are shown for 500 numerical simulations: (A) number of FN molecules, (B) stretched length, (C) relaxed length, (D) thickness, (E) extensibility, given by the stretched-relaxed length ratio, (F) substrate force, (G) actin filament velocity, (H) the fraction of attached molecular clutches, and (I) FA length. (J) Summary data for total assembly time is shown. In all panels, the dashed red line denotes the mean. Parameters: ksub = 1000 pN/nm. To see this figure in color, go online.