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From: A statistical mechanics model for determining the length distribution of actin filaments under cellular tensional homeostasis

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Length distribution of AFs comprising of \({\text{N}}\) = 1,000 monomers at \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 1 (a), \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 2 (b), \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 4 (c), \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 6 (d), \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 8 (e), and \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\) = 10 (f). With a larger \({\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}} ^{\prime}/{\text{k}}_{{\text{b}}}\), populations of AFs with shorter lengths increase in the cell.

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