The position of the deleted polyQ region in VAChTΔQ is indicated below. The protein sequence of VAChT is shown and the Q region in question (549-562) is encased in brackets.
        1 masfqipvin levrevkdiv wekiqepvnq rrlilvivsi allldnmlym vivpiipdyl
       61 reigsfddgp tppplrdnit gkiipvhhdh hgqdsatgil faskaivqlm vnpfsgglid
      121 kigydlpmmi gltimffsta vfacgssysv lffarslqga gsafadtagl amiadrftee
      181 nersqalgia lafisfgclv appfggalyq fagkevpfli lalvclldgl mlllvmkpvk
      241 eamkqskdvq dqvipiwrll mdpyiavcag altmsnvala fleptislwm ednmttdnwk
      301 igmvwlpaff phvlgvvitv kmarkypqhq wlmaagglal egfscfiipf csgykmlmlp
      361 icvicfgial idtallptlg ylvdvryvsv ygsiyaiadi sysiayavgp iiaggvveai
      421 gftalnflia fsnlayvpvl rklrniydfk pfeneanilm qdppnkeyqt yvmhdqkpve
      481 ggvknhleyg qqyqqeqetn lddqqyeyqq qqqgyqqgyq qdqgyqpgyq eqggsyapqg
      541 qprvanpf <up>qq qqqqqqqqqq q</up> vqsrgpaap anpfrqgf