Parameter Name |
Value in Reference Simulation |
Parameter is decreased |
Parameter is increased |
Microtubule Growth Speed |
0.51µm/s | 0.3104µm/s | 2.785 µm/s |
Microtubule Shrink Speed |
0.84µm/s | 0.133µm/s | 3.612 µm/s |
Microtubule Catastrophe Rate |
5/s | 0.722/s | 9.487/s |
Fiber (group of microtubules) Rigidity |
120 pN/µm2 | 70.0 pN/µm2 | 899.1 pN/µm2 |
Force Generator Attachment Rate |
5/s | 1.034/s | 9.202/s |
Force Generator Detachment Rate |
0.003/s | 0.001/s | 0.032/s |
Force Generator / Cortex Combined Elasticity |
370pN/µm | 51.0 pN/µm | 900.6 pN/µm |
Force Generator Characteristic Force |
28 pN | 10.490 pN | 92.520 pN |
Asymmetry (Softness of posterior cortex compared to anterior) |
posterior is 50% softer | 7% | 80% |
Viscosity |
1.0 pNs/µm2 | 0.124 pNs/µm2 | 1.917 pNs/µm2 |