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. 2016 Sep 19;7:12870. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12870

Figure 1. The VSG coat operates close to its MCT.

Figure 1

The impact of lateral protein density on the diffusion of VSG was quantified in supported membranes. Diffusion coefficients (a) and mobile fractions (b) are displayed as a function of the VSG concentration in relation to the concentration on the trypanosome cell surface. A relative concentration of 1 corresponds to the concentration in vivo. The error bars in y (diffusion coefficient) represent the standard deviation of the mean, while the error bars in x (relative VSG concentration) depict the range.