HPS gene deficiencies selectively affect the composition of cross-linked
AP-3 complexes. Skin mouse fibroblast isolated from wild type C57B and HPS
gene-deficient mice were incubated in the absence (n lanes) or
presence (n′ lanes) of DSP. Triton-soluble
supernatants were immunoprecipitated (IP) with δ AP-3
antibodies. Immunocomplexes were resolved by SDS-PAGE and analyzed by
immunoblot (IB) with antibodies indicated to the left of the
figure. Two different cells lines of wild type and HPS deficiencies were used
in A and B, and they are numbered at the bottom of
the figure. A depicts experiments performed with BLOC-1-
(Pldnpa/pa; lanes
3-4′) and AP-3
(Ap3b1pe/pe; lanes
5-6′)-deficient cells. Note that
Ap3b1pe/pe corresponds to
an AP-3 hypomorph phenotype. B depicts deficiencies in BLOC-2
(Hps3coa/coa; lanes
3-4′) or BLOC-3
(Hps1ep/ep; lanes
5-6′). C depicts BLOC-1
(Pldnpa/pa; lanes
2 and 2′), BLOC-1 and -2
(Pldnpa/pa,
Hps6ru/ru;
lanes
3 and 3′), BLOC-1, -2, and -3
(Pldnpa/pa,
Hps5ru2J/ru2J,
Hps1ep/ep lanes 4 and
4′), or BLOC-2 and -3
(Hps4le/le,
Hps3coa/coa; lanes 5
and 5′) deficiencies.