Stochastic computer model of the cell microtubule dynamics

To study the effect of various factors on the microtubule system, one of the main cytoskeletal elements in the cell, which organizes the intracellular transport of different organelles and is necessary for mitosis and meiosis, a computer model of this system is created. Using a stochastic approach, the model describes the microtubule assembly/disassembly as a set of chemical reactions with certain rate constants. Microtubules are visualized in the computer program field, which makes the model vivid. The program imitates the dynamics and structure of the microtubule system with high reliability. The parameters calculated by the model correlate with the corresponding parameters of microtubules in living cells. This approach to modeling microtubules and similar systems continues to be developed so that the models would better describe living systems and the effect of a still broader range of factors could be studied.