Fig. 8. Expression and effect of KHC340 on vesicle movements and secretion. (A)
KHC340 construct was generated as KHCmut described under
Fig. 3. (B) INS-1 cells were
transfected with the KHC340-pcDNA3.1(-), fixed with cold methanol and then
co-immunostained with a rabbit polyclonal anti-6His-tag antibody (1:250) (a)
and a mouse monoclonal anti
-tubulin antibody (1:1000) (b) and
visualised with Alexa 568 and -488 secondary antibodies, respectively. (c)
Overlay of a and b. Overlap appears as yellow. Bar, 2.5 µm (a-c). (C) Cells
were co-transfected with KHC340-pAdTrack-CMV and phogrin.DsRed. Typical 568 nm
in vivo confocal images of insulin-containing vesicles (a,c) in
KHC340-expressing (a) and control cells (c). Movements of vesicles were imaged
and analysed as described in Fig.
5. (b,d) Tracks of granules in a and c. Bars, 2.5 µm (a,c);
1.95 µm (b,d). (D) Effect of KHC340 on glucose-stimulated human growth
hormone (hGH) release from MIN6 cells was studied as described in
Fig. 7.