Fig. 5
Forced disassembly of STCs. a Typical extension time traces of reacted tethers subjected to high tension (30, 40, 50 pN) depicting large extension jumps preceding bead release (n30pN = 55; n40pN = 41; n50pN = 36). b Cumulative distributions of dissociated longitudinal interfaces over time for forces 30, 40, 50 pN, and exponential fits to the data yielding lifetimes τLong(F). c Dependence of lifetime τLong. on tension F and fit to the Bell model (τ(F=0)Long. = 1.25 ± 0. d ΔxLong. = 5.1 ± 0.5 Å; errors are standard fit error). d Cumulative distributions of disassembled STCs over time for forces 30, 40, 50 pN and exponential fits to the data yielding lifetimes τSTC(F). e Dependence of lifetimes τSTC on tension F and fit to the Bell model (τ(F=0)STC = 245 ± 83 d; ΔxSTC = 8.9 ± 0.4 Å; errors are standard fit error). Source data are provided as a Source Data file
