Table 3. Effects of membrane unsaturation and charge on membrane insertion of WT and Q5K.
Lipids | # of carbon and double bond in fatty acid tails | Unsaturation (%) | Phase Transition Temperature (°C) | Net-Charge/lipid molecule | Membrane insertion of WT | Membrane insertion of Q5K |
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DOPC | 2x (18:1) | 100 | −17 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 |
DOPG | 2x (18:1) | 100 | −18 | −1 | 1.08 | 0.52 |
POPC | 16:0-18:1 | 50 | −2 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.30 |
POPG | 16:0-18:1 | 50 | −2 | −1 | 1.90 | 0.90 |
POPC(4):POPG(1) | 16:0-18:1 | 50 | −2 | 80% neutral:20% negative | 1.4 | 0.90 |
DPPC | 2x (16:0) | 0 | 41 | 0 | ND | ND |
DPPG | 2x (16:0) | 0 | 41 | −1 | ND | ND |