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. 2015 Jun 11;5:10394. doi: 10.1038/srep10394

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Cross-linking of VSG in supported membranes. a) As a control for the mSAV experiment, tetravalent neutravidin was added to biotinylated VSG. This leads to rapid crosslinking and immobilization of the protein complexes. The mobile fraction Inline graphic was reduced 7-fold and no diffusion coefficient Inline graphic could be calculated using Soumpasis diffusion algorithm for complexed proteins Inline graphic. The diffusion coefficient Inline graphicand mobile fraction Inline graphicof untreated VSG was normal. Data are means ± SD. b) Treatment of VSG in supported membranes with a VSG-specific antibody causes immediate immobilization of the protein complexes that is slowly reversed after trypsin digestion. Arrows mark the addition of rabbit anti-VSG M1.6 antibody and trypsin, respectively. Diffusion coefficient (□), mobile fraction Inline graphic. The dotted lines represent linear regression and are guidelines for the eye.