TABLE 2

Expression of α4β2 receptors containing mutations in the ligand binding site

Data are expressed as in Table 1.


Data

No Drug
Ratio to pcDNA3
P vs 1
P vs WT
WT 2.6 ± 1.1 (26) ***
α4 W182F 1.5 ± 1.0 (9) N.S. *
α4 Y223F 1.4 ± 0.6 (6) N.S. *
α4 Y126F 2.3 ± 0.8 (10) *** N.S.
α4 Y230F 2.8 ± 0.9 (6) ** N.S.
β2 W82F
1.7 ± 0.9 (7)
N.S.
N.S.
  • ***, P < 0.001; **, P < 0.01; *, P < 0.05; N.S. P > 0.05 (see Materials and Methods).