a Heatmap showing cell type specific mRNA abundance of the 6 DA-FASS proteins selected for further experimental validation (detailed from Fig. 3h). b–g Epifluorescence images of a representative sample of synaptosome populations labelled with b–d, f, g anti-Th (green) or e DAT and b anti-Cpne7, c Mint-1/Apba1, d Cadps2, e SynCAM 2/Cadm2, f Stx4, g Mgll (magenta) and analysis of staining showing particle proportions per frame. All data are mean ± SEM and pulled from N = 2 to N = 3 independent sorts and n = 5 to n = 11 field of view per independent sort. Each independent sort pooled at least 3 animals. Statistical significance was analyzed using Two-way ANOVA, b Th/Cpne7: Interaction F2,180 = 131.9 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,180 = 0.0004 p = 0.984, Immunolabelling F2,180 = 570.4 ****p < 0.0001; c Th/Mint-1: Interaction F2,183 = 163.7 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,183 = 0.0009 p = 0.975, Immunolabelling F2,183 = 316.5 ****p < 0.0001; d Th/Cadps2: Interaction F2,187 = 110.5 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,187 = 0.004 p = 0.951, Immunolabelling F2,187 = 88.12 ****p < 0.0001; e DAT/SynCAM 2: Interaction F2,60 = 84.92 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,60 = 4.371e-005 p = 0.995, Immunolabelling F2,60 = 73.75 ****p < 0.0001 f Th/Stx4: Interaction F2,177 = 69.25 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,177 = 0.004 p = 0.95, Immunolabelling F2,177 = 49.15 ****p < 0.0001; g Th/Mgll: Interaction F2,192 = 98.57 ****p < 0.0001, Condition F1,192 = 4.217e-005 p = 0.995, Immunolabelling F2,192 = 1242 ****p < 0.0001 with Šídák’s multiple comparisons test. For all panels, scale bar = 1 μm. h Correlation between protein immunodetection and label-free mass spectrometry-based enrichment ratios (Two-tailed Pearson’s correlation coefficient *p = 0.021, r2 = 0.62). Correlated data are pulled from independent experiments. Dot sizes are scaled to the proportion of dopaminergic synaptosomes expressing each marker.