Astral microtubule dynamics and soluble tubulin levels in diploid cells
| Genotype . | Median length (µm)a . | Polym rate (µm/min)a . | Depolym rate (µm/min)a . | Catastrophe frequency (events/min)b . | Rescue frequency (events/min)b . | Dynamicity (subunits/s)b . | α-tubulin molecules per cellc . | β-tubulin molecules per cellc . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type (n = 30 cells) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | 1.27 (1.2–1.41) | 1.91 (1.72–2.22) | 0.81 ± 0.11 | 1.02 ± 0.19 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 2.3 × 104 ± 8.8 | 1.5 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub1Δ/TUB1 (n = 20 cells) | 0.71 (0.69–0.73) | 1.15 (1.02–1.31) | 1.60 (1.34–1.84) | 0.62 ± 0.12 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 1.2 × 104 ± 0.3 | 2.4 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub2Δ/TUB2 (n = 35 cells) | 0.73 (0.7–0.76) | 1.02 (0.95–1.14) | 1.53 (1.42–1.71) | 0.8 ± 0.09 | 0.87 ± 0.12 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 1.5 × 104 ± 0.4 | 1.1 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub1Δ/TUB1 tub2Δ/TUB2 (n = 36 cells) | 0.72 (0.7–0.74) | 0.97 (0.93–1.1) | 1.43 (1.27–1.70) | 0.74 ± 0.11 | 0.88 ± 0.14 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 2.4 × 104 ± 12.3 | 1.7 × 104 ± 0.6 |
| Genotype . | Median length (µm)a . | Polym rate (µm/min)a . | Depolym rate (µm/min)a . | Catastrophe frequency (events/min)b . | Rescue frequency (events/min)b . | Dynamicity (subunits/s)b . | α-tubulin molecules per cellc . | β-tubulin molecules per cellc . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type (n = 30 cells) | 0.93 (0.91–0.96) | 1.27 (1.2–1.41) | 1.91 (1.72–2.22) | 0.81 ± 0.11 | 1.02 ± 0.19 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 2.3 × 104 ± 8.8 | 1.5 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub1Δ/TUB1 (n = 20 cells) | 0.71 (0.69–0.73) | 1.15 (1.02–1.31) | 1.60 (1.34–1.84) | 0.62 ± 0.12 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 1.2 × 104 ± 0.3 | 2.4 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub2Δ/TUB2 (n = 35 cells) | 0.73 (0.7–0.76) | 1.02 (0.95–1.14) | 1.53 (1.42–1.71) | 0.8 ± 0.09 | 0.87 ± 0.12 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 1.5 × 104 ± 0.4 | 1.1 × 104 ± 0.3 |
| tub1Δ/TUB1 tub2Δ/TUB2 (n = 36 cells) | 0.72 (0.7–0.74) | 0.97 (0.93–1.1) | 1.43 (1.27–1.70) | 0.74 ± 0.11 | 0.88 ± 0.14 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 2.4 × 104 ± 12.3 | 1.7 × 104 ± 0.6 |