FIGURE 3:

Dynein-based sliding of MTs: analytical solutions with input parameters from Table 1. (A) MT sliding velocity v as a function of MT length L, based on the positive root of Eq. 18 for several values of the dynein attachment ratio d_on/d_off. (B) Steady-state dynein attachment density, N_d/L, as a function of MT length L corresponding to the velocity plots in A. (C) MT sliding velocity as a function of dynein attachment ratio d_on/d_off, in the limit that sliding-based dissocation is negligible (L ≪ 2v_fd / d_off ≈ 19 μm; Eq. 20). (D) Steady-state dynein attachment density, N_d/L, as a function of attachment ratio d_on/d_off in the limit that sliding-based dissociation is negligible (Eq. 19).