Table 1.
Model Parameters | Input Values |
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Growth rate vg | 0.79 (μm/min) |
Shrinkage rate vs | 9.9 (μm/min) |
Catastrophe frequency fgs | 0.098 (min−1) |
Rescue frequency fsg | 3.12 (min−1) |
Severing rate k | 0.001–0.25 (μm−1⋅min−1) |
The values used in the mathematical model are from previous experimental measurements (19). For testing the effect of microtubule dynamics, a severing rate of 0.05 μm−1⋅min−1 was used.