Table 2. Fusion of resident and newcomer vesicles in control and tomosyn overexpressing cells.
Control | Tomosyn | ||
(n = 9 cells) | (n = 16 cells) | ||
All Vesicles | % Fusion | 35.6±6% | 18.3±2.5% |
Rate constant | 42 s | 68 s | |
Resident Vesicles | % Residents at stimulus onset | 71±4.1% | 60.8±4.3% |
% of Residents that fused | 28.6±3.2% | 9.1±2.8% * | |
Rate constant | 33.3 s | 20.3 s | |
Newcomer Vesicles | Arrival rate of Newcomers (Ves µm−2 s−1) | 3.4·10−3±7.6·10−4 | 5.9·10−3±1.9·10−3 |
% of Newcomers that fused | 4.2±1.1% | 3.6±0.6% | |
Rate constant | 65.5 s | 177.8 s † |
p<0.005 student's t-test.
Estimated time constant.