Table 2. Simulation parameters.

Symbol	Meaning	Value	Source
v p	Microtubule growth speed	1.6 μm/min when fixed, uniformly sampled between 0.35 and 1.5 μm/min when scanned	Figure 1F
v d	Microtubule shrinking speed	3.6 μm/min	Figure 1—figure supplement 1D
v s	Microtubule sliding speed	0.35 μm/min	Figure 1—figure supplement 1A
$R$	Integrated rescue rate	55 μm/min when fixed for wild-type, 34 μm/min when fixed for ase1Δ, uniformly sampled between 1 and 120 μm/min when scanned
$n$	See Equation 10	8.53 in wild-type, 6.8 in ase1Δ	Figure 6—figure supplement 1B for wt, data not shown for ase1Δ
$\theta$	See Equation 10	3.17 min–1 in wild-type, 2.5 min–1 in ase1Δ	Figure 6—figure supplement 1B for wt, data not shown for ase1Δ
μ	Mean of normal fit	1.23 μm	Figure 6—figure supplement 1C
$\sigma$	Standard devitation of normal fit	0.25 μm	Figure 6—figure supplement 1C
$\alpha$	Parameter of beta distribution	1 in uniform, indicated in legend otherwise
$\beta$	Parameter of beta distribution	1 in uniform, 2 otherwise
$h$	Simulation timestep	0.01 min