Table 1.
Mean values for the parameters obtained from fitting a Boltzmann function to the FRET ratio (R/R0) versus voltage data obtained with the different Mermaid constructs
Main subcellular distributionMermaid
T-tubule (and SR?)
Rv-Mermaid
T-tubule (and SR?)
Rv-Mermaid D129E/Y235R
T-tubule and SRa
T306-Rv-Mermaid
Junctional SR
T306-Rv-Mermaid D129E/Y235R
Junctional SR
n 13 
Max 0.17 ± 0.02 0.16 ± 0.02 0.17 ± 0.02 −0.075 ± 0.01 −0.06 ± 0.01 
Min 0.99 ± 0.01 0.95 ± 0.01 0.93 ± 0.01 
V0.5 (mV) −37.7 ± 7.1 −69.0 ± 4.1 5.45 ± 3.4 −26.4 ± 1.2 −26.2 ± 1.9 
k (mV) 14.1 ± 0.46 14.9 ± 1.1 11.4 ± 0.5 5.5 ± 0.9 2.8 ± 0.9 
Main subcellular distributionMermaid
T-tubule (and SR?)
Rv-Mermaid
T-tubule (and SR?)
Rv-Mermaid D129E/Y235R
T-tubule and SRa
T306-Rv-Mermaid
Junctional SR
T306-Rv-Mermaid D129E/Y235R
Junctional SR
n 13 
Max 0.17 ± 0.02 0.16 ± 0.02 0.17 ± 0.02 −0.075 ± 0.01 −0.06 ± 0.01 
Min 0.99 ± 0.01 0.95 ± 0.01 0.93 ± 0.01 
V0.5 (mV) −37.7 ± 7.1 −69.0 ± 4.1 5.45 ± 3.4 −26.4 ± 1.2 −26.2 ± 1.9 
k (mV) 14.1 ± 0.46 14.9 ± 1.1 11.4 ± 0.5 5.5 ± 0.9 2.8 ± 0.9 

Individual sets of data points from each fiber were fitted with the following expression: Max/{1 + exp[(V0.5V)/k]} + Min. Data are mean ± SEM.

a

The voltage dependence was established from signals elicited by pulses from 0 mV.

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