% "A Theory that Predicts Behaviors of Disordered Cytoskeletal Networks" (2017) % JM Belmonte, M Leptin, F Nédélec % % Simulation file used to generate Fig. 5E % Actomyosin contraction with filament turnover leads to pulsatile behavior % set simul cytoskeleton { time_step = 0.001 viscosity = 0.1 kT = 0.0042 } set space cell { geometry = ( periodic 8 8 ) } new space cell %--FIBERS----------------------------------------------------- set fiber actin { rigidity = 0.075 segmentation = 0.15 display = ( line_width=1.0; 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;) } %--CONNECTORS------------------------------------------------- set couple Motor { hand1 = motor_p hand2 = motor_p stiffness = 500 diffusion = 1 fast_diffusion = 1 } set couple Xlink { hand1 = binder hand2 = binder stiffness = 500 diffusion = 1 fast_diffusion = 1 } %--INITIAL CONDITION------------------------------------------ new 1400 fiber actin { length = 2 } new 22400 couple Motor new 5600 couple Xlink %__RUNNING____________________________________________________________________ run 4000 simul * { solve=0; } change hand motor_p { max_speed = 0.2} run 600000 simul * { nb_frames = 150 event = 64, {delete 1 fiber actin new 1 fiber actin { length = 2} } }