Simulation of rotation of SCs of different lengths and adhesion parameters.

A Illustration of ABASCT (“angle between adjacent sex comb tooth”) and how it is related to the curvature of SC. B Initial conditions and example SC rotation simulations of different lengths. Left panel of each row: initial spatial configuration for SC rotation simulations. Second from left: rotated SC with low ABASCT SD. Third from left: rotated SC with higher ABASCT SD. Second from right: broken rotated SC. Right: Simulated SC length in number of SC teeth. Adhesion parameter J(SCT, SCT) used in the examples shown: 8000 for 5-tooth and 7-tooth SCs, 6000 for 9-tooth SCs, 4000 for 11-tooth SCs.