🧬 Microtubule Dynamic Instability (2D)
Stochastic growth / catastrophe / rescue kinetics — the classic filament sawtooth
Filaments
Length vs time
Kinetic parameters
Growth rate
1.2
µm/min
Shrink rate
6.0
µm/min
Catastrophe rate
4.0
/min
Rescue rate
3.0
/min
Filament count
8
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Live readout
Avg length
— µm
Catastrophes
0
Rescues
0
Time
0.0 min
Growing now
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Shrinking now
—
Legend
Growing (GTP cap)
Shrinking
Rescue event