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. 2022 Jun 7;11:e69031. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69031

Table 1. Parameter table for simulations.

Parameter Name Keratocyte Value XTC Value Reference/Justification
vpol Polymerization rate at leading edge 150 sub s-1 38 sub s-1 Matches observed protrusion rate
vdepol Pointed end depolymerization rate 5 sub s-1 5 sub s-1 Wioland et al., 2017; Johnston et al., 2015
kcap Capping rate 0.6 s-1
0.2 s-1
Estimated (Materials and methods)
kuncap Uncapping rate 1.0 s-1
1.0 s-1
Miyoshi et al., 2006
kbr Branching rate 150 s-1µm-1 30 s-1µm-1 Estimated (Materials and methods)
kdebr Debranching rate 0.1 s-1 0* Narrower distribution of Arp2/3 complex compared to F-actin (Lai et al., 2008, Miyoshi et al., 2006, Ryan et al., 2012)
vnet Network velocity with respect to leading edge 0.2µm s-1 0.05µm s-1
kunifsev Uniform severing rate Varied Varied
kendsev Severing rate near barbed end Varied Varied
kanneal Annealing rate constant 60µM-1s-1 60µM-1s-1 Close to Popp et al., 2007
lmaxolig Maximum oligomer size Varied Varied
Dolig Oligomer diffusion coefficient 0.25µm2 s-1 0.25µm2 s-1 Estimated

*Since severing and depolymerization contributed to debranching in XTC cells, we did not include a separate debranching rate constant.