TABLE 2

Apparent affinity of vesicular neurotransmitter transporters


Substrate

Transporter

Km

References
Glutamate VGLUT1 ∼1 mM Bellocchio et al., 2000
VGLUT2 ∼1.1-4.7 mM Bai et al., 2001; Fremeau et al., 2001; Herzog et al., 2001
VGLUT3 ∼0.5-1.5 mM Fremeau et al., 2002; Gras et al., 2002; Schäfer et al., 2002
GABA VGAT/VIAAT ∼1 mM McIntire et al., 1997
Acetylcholine VAChT ∼1 mM Varoqui et al., 1996; Kim et al., 1999
Serotonin VMAT1 1.56 μM Erickson et al., 1992
Dopamine
VMAT2
0.32 μM
Liu et al., 1992