Figure 3.

(A) Initial configuration of a spherical cell constructed based on the CGMD membrane model introduced in Fig. 2. It consists of 150 actin junctions with a diameter ∼500 nm. (B) The equilibrium state of the spherical cell is shown. (C) $l_{\text{spectrin}}$ decreases from the initial values of 85 and 75 nm after a bud forms and grows on the spherical cell. When the initial value of $l_{\text{spectrin}}$ is 65 nm, no bud forms, and $l_{\text{spectrin}}$ remains at the initial value. To see this figure in color, go online.