% "A Theory that Predicts Behaviors of Disordered Cytoskeletal Networks" (2017) % JM Belmonte, M Leptin, F Nédélec % % Simulation file used to generate Fig. 4A % Network of rigid filaments and connectors made of a motor and a binder % set simul cytoskeleton { time_step = 0.001 viscosity = 0.1 kT = 0.0042 } set space cell { geometry = ( sphere 15 ) } new space cell %--FIBERS----------------------------------------------------- set fiber filament { rigidity = 22 segmentation = 5 display = ( line_width=0.5; end_style=0; color=white) } %--HANDS------------------------------------------------------ set hand binder { binding = 10, 0.01 unbinding = 0.3, inf display = ( color=gray; size = 2;) } set hand motor_p { binding = 10, 0.01 unbinding = 0.3, inf activity = move max_speed = 0 stall_force = 6 display = ( color=red; size = 2;) } set hand motor_m { binding = 10, 0.01 unbinding = 0.3, inf activity = move max_speed = 0 stall_force = 6 display = ( color=blue; size = 2;)} set hand binder_p { binding = 10, 0.01 unbinding = 0.3, inf activity = track bind_end = plus_end, 0.5 display = ( color=red; size = 2;) } set hand binder_m { binding = 10, 0.01 unbinding = 0.3, inf activity = track bind_end = minus_end, 0.5 display = ( color=blue; size = 2;) } %--CONNECTORS------------------------------------------------- set couple Connector { hand1 = binder hand2 = motor_p stiffness = 500 diffusion = 1 fast_diffusion = 1 } %--INITIAL CONDITION------------------------------------------ new 1500 fiber filament { length = 5; } new 24000 couple Connector { } %__RUNNING____________________________________________________________________ run 4000 simul * {solve=0;} change hand motor_p { max_speed = 0.2} change hand motor_m { max_speed = -0.2} run 100000 simul * { nb_frames = 10}