FIGURE 3.
Ratios Ri/Rad as a function of Mg2+ concentration. Ratios of contact radius to initial vesicle radius Ri/Rad of GUVs composed of DOPC/DOPE/cap-biotin-PE/Atto488-DPPE (67:30:2:1) (A) and DOPC/DOPE/cap-biotin-PE/Atto488-DPPE/PtdIns(4,5)P2 (66.2:30:2:1:0.8) (B) adhered to an avidin-coated glass surface measured at different Mg2+ concentrations. For each condition 31–101 GUVs (ntotal = 413, A) and 79–117 GUVs (ntotal = 467, B) were measured obtained from at least two independent preparations for each condition. After 2 h of incubation the same values were obtained (see in B, after 2 h). Black diamonds represent the mean. ***, p < 0.001; *, p < 0.05; ns, not significant.