Table 1 Diffusion of various VSGs on live cells and on supported membranes.

From: N-glycosylation enables high lateral mobility of GPI-anchored proteins at a molecular crowding threshold

Live cells

 

Supported membranes

 

VSG (no. of N-Glycans)

Diffusion coefficient±s.d. (μm2 s−1)

Mobile fraction±s.d. (%)

N

VSG (no. of N-Glycans)

Diffusion coefficient±s.d. (μm2 S−1)

Mobile fraction±s.d. (%)

N

121 WT (1)

0.024±0.010

79±9

110

121 WT (1)

1.0±0.3

94±6

61

121 MUT (0)

0.021±0.010

71±7

56

121 MUT(0)

0.7±0.2

95±8

56

117 WT (1)

0.028±0.009

80±6

43

    

117 MUT (0)

0.030±0.013

75±6

36

    

060 (2)

0.021±0.013

74±7

40

060 (2)

0.9±0.2

94±5

41

221 (2)

0.021±0.008

76±6

28

221 (2)

0.7±0.2

94±8

58

118 (3)

0.027±0.008

78±8

25

118 (3)

0.7±0.2

97±2

41

  1. VSG, variant surface glycoprotein.