(a) Western blot showing the expression of VAMP2 (first row;
apparent molecular weight 18 kDa), VAMP4 (second row; apparent
molecular weight 16 kDa), VAMP7 (third row; apparent molecular
weight 24 kDa), Syntaxin1 (fourth row; apparent molecular weight
34 kDa), Syntaxin6 (fifth row; apparent molecular weight
31 kDa), SNAP23 (sixth row; apparent molecular weight
23 kDa) and SNAP25 (seventh row; apparent molecular weight
25 kDa),) in hippocampal pyramidal neurons after 18, 24, 36, 48 or
72 h of DIV. Tubulin was used as a loading control. A particularity
of SNAP23 was that, besides the expected band (apparent molecular weight
23 kDa) a less intense, lower band was observed. This is probably
not due to nonspecific labeling since this band was observed in neurons in
culture, but not always in brain preparations. This double-band pattern has been
previously described and may represent cleavage products, alternative splicing,
post-translational modifications [55] or
SNAP23 isoforms [56]. (b)
Double immunofluorescence micrographs showing the distribution of VAMP4 (green)
and VAMP7 (red) in hippocampal pyramidal neurons in culture after 14 (top) or 22
(bottom) h of DIV. (c) Double immunofluorescence micrographs
showing the distribution of Syntaxin6 (green) and Syntaxin1 (red) in hippocampal
pyramidal neurons in culture after 14 (top) or 22 (bottom) h of DIV.
(d) Double immunofluorescence micrographs showing the
distribution of SNAP25 (green) and SNAP23 (red) in hippocampal pyramidal neurons
in culture after 22 (top) or 60 (bottom) h of DIV. Calibration bar=
20 μm.