Fig. 6. [3H]-DTBZ and [3H]-SMT binding to VMAT2 mutants.
Rat VMAT2-Strep-tagII wild-type (WT) and mutants were expressed in Hek293 cells, solubilized from membranes in detergents and bound to Strep-Tactin Sepharose beads. VMAT2-Strep-tagII bound beads were transferred to 96 well filter plates and assayed for [3H]-DTBZ and [3H]-SMT binding. Bars show results from three independent experiments with either three or four replicates, Y434A was repeated twice with four replicates. [3H]-DTBZ and [3H]-SMT binding was correlated to the amount of VMAT2-Strep-tagII present in each sample, determined by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. Statistically significant differences from wild-type, as determined by one way ANOVA: Q143A, V233A-L234A, E313D, D400E-Y342H and Y434 mutants displayed differences in both [3H]-DTBZ and [3H]-SMT binding, p < 0.01. F335A-L336A abolished [3H]-DTBZ binding (p < 0.0001) and had a small but non-significant decrease in [3H]-SMT binding, while D400E abolished [3H]-SMT binding (p < 0.0001) and had a small but non-significant decrease in [3H]-DTBZ binding.