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Role of the ubiquitin-like modifier FAT10 in protein degradation and ...

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Chapter 1<br />

Figure 10: Treatment with IFN-γ <strong>and</strong> TNF-α upregulates NUB1L expression <strong>and</strong> accelerates<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>degradation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>FAT10</strong>. (A) Anti-NUB1L Western blot <strong>of</strong> lysates from mock<br />

transfected <strong>and</strong> HA-NUB1 transfected HEK293T cells (top panel), Western analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

GAPDH prote<strong>in</strong> is used as load<strong>in</strong>g control (bottom panel). (B) Anti-NUB1L Western<br />

blot <strong>of</strong> lysates from untreated HeLa cells <strong>and</strong> HeLa cells <strong>in</strong>duced with IFN-γ <strong>and</strong> TNF-α<br />

for one day. An arrow at <strong>the</strong> right <strong>in</strong>dicates <strong>the</strong> position <strong>of</strong> NUB1L (top panel); <strong>the</strong><br />

same lysates probed with anti-GAPDH antibodies serves as load<strong>in</strong>g control (bottom<br />

panel). (C) Real time RT-PCR analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>FAT10</strong> <strong>and</strong> NUB1L mRNA expression <strong>in</strong> HeLa<br />

cells before (-) <strong>and</strong> after (+) treatment with TNF-α <strong>and</strong> IFN-γ for one day. (D) HeLa cells<br />

were transfected with an HA-<strong>FAT10</strong> expression construct <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>degradation</strong> rate <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>FAT10</strong> was determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> a pulse-chase experiment. K- denotes an IP with irrelevant<br />

antibody. (E) Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>degradation</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> endogenous <strong>FAT10</strong> after <strong>in</strong>duction<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>FAT10</strong> <strong>and</strong> NUB1L by IFN-γ <strong>and</strong> TNF-α. The pulse-chase experiment was performed<br />

as <strong>in</strong> E us<strong>in</strong>g an anti-<strong>FAT10</strong> antibody. K- is an IP with pre-immune serum. The position<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>FAT10</strong> is <strong>in</strong>dicated by an arrowhead. (F) Graphic evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> different<br />

<strong>degradation</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> <strong>FAT10</strong> as determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> D (squares) <strong>and</strong> E (triangles).<br />

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