Table 1.

Thickness of the protein coat (nm) surrounding the gold particles

	Protein	Protein + importin α	Protein + α + β
22 ± 2 nm gold
NP	6.5  ± 0.8a	7.8  ± 2.1	8.4  ± 1.8
	(5.2–8.3)b	(5.2–13.6)	(5.2–13.6)
BSA	3.6  ± 0.3	3.6  ± 0.5	3.7  ± 0.5
	(3.1–4.1)	(3.1–4.2)	(3.1–4.2)
26 ± 3 nm gold
NP	6.6  ± 0.9	8.1  ± 1.8	8.5  ± 1.5
	(5.2–8.3)	(5.2–10.4)	(5.2–9.4)
BSA	4.2  ± 0.4	4.2  ± 0.5	3.9  ± 0.5
	(3.1–5.2)	(3.1–5.2)	(3.1–5.2)
36 ± 4 nm gold
NP	6.9  ± 0.7	9.9  ± 1.8	10.2  ± 1.7
	(6.3–8.3)	(7.3–13.6)	(7.3–12.5)
BSA	3.9  ± 0.5	4.4  ± 0.5	4.2  ± 0.4
	(3.1–5.2)	(3.1–5.2)	(3.1–5.2)

^a Average ± standard deviation. 

^b Minimum and maximum coat. The minimum and maximum sizes of the protein coat from 20 gold particles were analyzed for each state.