Table 1

Kinetics of DA uptake, MPP+ uptake, and CFT binding by hDAT, Chi hb3 (I152V), and Chi hb3 (I152A) expressed transiently in COS 7 cells

SubstratesDATVmaxKm
normalized μM
hDAT1.00  ± 0.1102.23  ± 0.725
DAChi hb3 (I152V)0.96  ± 0.0594.45  ± 0.634
Chi hb3 (I152A)0.54  ± 0.1201-a 7.21  ± 1.790
hDAT1.00  ± 0.0501.189  ± 0.219
MPP+ Chi hb3 (I152V)0.86  ± 0.0581.139  ± 0.235
Chi hb3 (I152A)0.31  ± 0.0301-a 2.489  ± 0.690
hDAT1.00  ± 0.500.0170  ± 0.04
CFTChi hb3 (I152V)1.23  ± 0.420.0223  ± 0.03
Chi hb3 (I152A)0.60  ± 0.541-a 0.0433  ± 0.05

Km and Vmax values for uptake or binding are the mean ± S.E. of six experiments. Saturated DA uptake of hDAT averaged 1.33 pmol/105 cells/min, 1.29 pmol/105 cells/min for Chi hb3 (I152V), and 0.72 pmol/105 cells/min for Chi hb3 (I152A). Vmaxvalues for MPP+ uptake averaged 3.17 pmol/105cells/min, by hDAT-transfected cells, 2.74 pmol/105 cells/min and 1.00 pmol/105 cells/min each by Chi hb3 (I152V) or Chi hb3 (I152A)-transfected cells. Estimated Vmax values for CFT binding of hDAT was 0.006 pmol/105 cells/min, 0.007 pmol/105 cells/min for Chi hb3 (I152V), and 0.004 pmol/105 cells/min by Chi hb3 (I152A)-transfected cells.

  • 1-a Significantly different from hDAT and chi hb3 (I152V) (P < .01, Tukey post hoc analysis of two-way ANOVA).