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. 2022 Mar 26;121(9):1753–1764. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.03.025

Table 1.

Physical parameters present in the system

Parameter Symbol Values
Motor attachment rate ωa 40 s–1 (47)
Motor detachment rate ωd0 350 s–1 (47)
Total number of motors Nm 100
Clutch attachment rate kon 1 s–1 (21)
Clutch detachment rate koff 0.1 s–1 (21)
Back velocity vb 0.2256μm s1 (47)
Stall force fs 4.96 pN (47)
Detachment force fd 2.4 pN (48)
Clutch bond rupture force Fb 6.25 pN (22)
Motor spring constant κm 0.3 pN/nm (47)
Clutch spring constant κc 0.03144 pN/nm (49)
Viscous friction coefficient Γ 893 kB Ts/μm2 (50)