Table 2. Effect of VSG overexpression on the diffusion of VSG on live cells.
Relative degree of VSG overexpression | Diffusion coefficient±s.d. (μm2 s−1) | Mobile fraction±s.d. (%) | N |
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1 | 0.020±0.005 | 78±11 | 18 |
1.2 | 0.019±0.008* | 79±11 | 28 |
1.4 | 0.016±0.005# | 77±11 | 29 |
VSG, variant surface glycoprotein.
P value of the diffusion coefficients of a two-tailed and unpaired t-test compared with a degree of overexpression of 1: P*>0.03, P#=0.005