Kinetic parameters of microtubule polymerization dynamics after Sentin RNAi in S2 cells
| Parameters | RNAi | ||
| Control | EB1 | Sentin | |
| Growth rate (µm/min) | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.5 |
| 5.3 ± 3.1m | 4.4 ± 2.5m | 3.5 ± 2.0m | |
| Shrink rate (µm/min) | 11.3 ± 1.9 | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 7.7 ± 2.0 |
| 11.1 ± 6.6m | 7.5 ± 4.9m | 7.4 ± 6.0m | |
| Catastrophe frequency (s−1) | 0.011 ± 0.003 | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 0.005 ± 0.001 |
| Rescue frequency (s−1) | 0.005 ± 0.002 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.003 ± 0.001 |
| Time in growth (%) | 39.0 ± 11.5 | 14.1 ± 8.2 | 20.8 ± 11.1 |
| Time in shrink (%) | 19.7 ± 5.0 | 7.9 ± 3.1 | 8.0 ± 1.6 |
| Time in pause (%) | 41.3 ± 10.5 | 78.0 ± 10.8 | 71.2 ± 11.7 |
| Parameters | RNAi | ||
| Control | EB1 | Sentin | |
| Growth rate (µm/min) | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.5 |
| 5.3 ± 3.1m | 4.4 ± 2.5m | 3.5 ± 2.0m | |
| Shrink rate (µm/min) | 11.3 ± 1.9 | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 7.7 ± 2.0 |
| 11.1 ± 6.6m | 7.5 ± 4.9m | 7.4 ± 6.0m | |
| Catastrophe frequency (s−1) | 0.011 ± 0.003 | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 0.005 ± 0.001 |
| Rescue frequency (s−1) | 0.005 ± 0.002 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.003 ± 0.001 |
| Time in growth (%) | 39.0 ± 11.5 | 14.1 ± 8.2 | 20.8 ± 11.1 |
| Time in shrink (%) | 19.7 ± 5.0 | 7.9 ± 3.1 | 8.0 ± 1.6 |
| Time in pause (%) | 41.3 ± 10.5 | 78.0 ± 10.8 | 71.2 ± 11.7 |
Means ± SD. SD represents either microtubule to microtubule (marked with an m) or cell to cell (others) variability. n = 84 microtubules and 5 cells for control, 83 microtubules and 5 cells for EB1, and 80 microtubules and 5 cells for Sentin.