PopD and PopB adopt mostly hexameric arrangements when assembled individually in membranes.
A, TIRF microscopy image of PopDBpyFL complexes in SLB. B, example of an intensity time trace obtained from a single membrane-assembled PopDBpyFL complex. Single-molecule photobleaching events were evidenced by the stepwise decrease in the fluorescence intensity. C, quantification of photobleaching counts obtained from 100 time traces of single PopDBpyFL complexes. D, TIRF microscopy image of PopBBpyFL complexes in SLB. E, example of an intensity time trace obtained from a single membrane-assembled PopBBpyFL complex. F, quantification of photobleaching counts obtained from 155 time traces of single PopBBpyFL complexes. Filled dots in C and F represent how much of the total protein represented in the figure was present in each of the bleaching steps groups.