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. 2018 Jan 12;140(2):0208051–02080511. doi: 10.1115/1.4037886

Table 2.

Values reported for dynein motility and force generation by various techniques. Key: OT—optical trap, M—model, FM—fluorescence microscopy, MT—magnetic tweezer, DSEC—Drosophila sequenced E. Coli, D—Drosophila, and LMFM—lateral molecular force microscopy (see Supplementary Materials, which are available under the “Supplemental Materials” tab for this paper on the ASME Digital Collection, for the complete table).

Paper Method Species Motor protein type Stalling force (pN) mean ± std. dev Unloaded velocity (nm/s) ATP concentration (mM) Temp (°C)
[46] M Dynein 1.5 50 0.001
M 1.5 100 0.1
M 1.5 800 1
M 1.5 1000 10
[21] OT Yeast Dynein 7 0.01
OT 7 0.025
OT 7 0.05
OT 7 0.1
OT 7 49 1
[47] OT Bovine Dynein 1.1 1
OT Bovine Dynein 0.5 0.4
OT Bovine Dynein 0.8 0.7
OT Bovine Dynein 0.25 0.1
[48] FM Model 1 Dynein 1.1 1
FM Model 2 Dynein 1.1 9.5 1
FM Model 3 Dynein 1.1 56 1
OT Rat Mammalian Dynein 75 10 1.8
OT Rat Mammalian Dynein 1.2 ± 0.1 250 10 11.8
OT Rat Mammalian Dynein 750 10 21.8
OT Rat Mammalian Dynein 1.2 ± 0.1 850 10 31.8
OT Yeast Dynein 10 1 1.8
OT Yeast Dynein 20 1 11.8
OT Yeast Dynein 40 1 21.8
OT Yeast Dynein 80 1 31.8