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Table 1 Cytosolic and nuclear compartment sizes of the HeLa cells [17]

From: Impact of explicit area scaling on kinetic models involving multiple compartments

 

Original model

Small cell

Medium cell

Large cell

Cell volume \([\upmu \hbox {m}^3]\)

\(1.8*10^4\)

\(2.2* 10^3\)

\(3.7* 10^3\)

\(5.2* 10^3\)

Nuclear cross section \([\upmu \hbox {m}^2]\)

NA

155

200

245

Nuclear volume \([\upmu \hbox {m}^3]\)

\(1.2*10^4\)

\(1.45 * 10^3\)

\(2.13 * 10^3\)

\(2.88*10^3\)

Nuclear surface \([\upmu \hbox {m}^2]\)

2533.88

619.28

800.23

979.79

  1. Nuclear volume and surface area were calculated based on the nuclear cross-section