Figure 6.

The dependence of speed, specificity, and selectivity on the phosphorylation rate k_p (in s⁻¹). (a) shows the speed for N = 6, k_off = 0.10 s⁻¹, and k_on = 10 s⁻¹; (b) shows the sensitivity for N = 6, k_off = 0.10 s⁻¹, and k_on = 10 s⁻¹; and (c) shows the specificity for N = 6, $k_{off}^{\left(\text{foreign}\right)}$ = 0.1 s⁻¹, $k_{off}^{\left(\text{self}\right)}$ = 1 s⁻¹, $k_{on}^{\left(\text{foreign}\right)}$ = 1 s⁻¹, and $k_{on}^{\left(\text{self}\right)}$ = 1000 s⁻¹. To see this figure in color, go online.