Elsevier

Developmental Brain Research

Volume 83, Issue 1, 18 November 1994, Pages 53-58
Developmental Brain Research

Research report
Developmentally regulated glycosylation of dopamine transporter

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Abstract

The dopamine transporter (DAT) in rat striatum was examined during postnatal development and aging after photolabeling with [125I]DEEP. The DAT-[125I]DEEP protein complex from adult rats (2 months) appeared as a broad diffuse band in SDS-PAGE gels with average apparent molecular mass of about 80,000 Da as previously found. However, the molecular mass was lower at birth (day 0) and at postnatal ages 4 and 14 days. In aged rats (104 weeks), the molecular mass was slightly higher than that found in young adults (60 days). In binding experiments with [3H]BTCP, there were age-related differences in Kd and Bmax with decreases in both Kd and Bmax found in aged rats. Treatment of photolabeled membranes with neuraminidase caused a reduction in DAT molecular mass, but age-related differences were maintained. Treatment with N-glycanase greatly reduced or eliminated the age-related differences. Several DAT peptide-specific polyclonal antibodies immunoprecipitated DAT-[125I]DEEP protein complex at different developmental ages. Taken together, these results suggest differential glycosylation of rat DAT occurs during postnatal development and aging; the increase is due to increases in the N-linked sugars rather than changes in either sialic acid content or the polypeptide.

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