Figure 1. YBX1 directly and specifically binds miR223.
(a) RT-qPCR analysis of fold change of miR-223 and miR-190 in cells and purified exosomes from 293 T WT cells and YBX1 knockout cells. Data are plotted from three independent experiments, each independent experiment with triplicate qPCR reactions; error bars represent standard deviations. (b–c) EMSA assays using 1 nM 5’ fluorescently labeled miR223 or miR190 and purified YBX1. Purified YBX1 was titrated from 500pM to 1 μM. In gel fluorescence was detected. Quantification of (d) shows the calculated Kd. (e) Schematic diagrams of the different domains of YBX1. (f) EMSA assay using 1 nM 5’ fluorescently labeled miR223 and purified YBX1 truncations. [YBX1(1–51) or YBX1(52–129) or YBX1(130–324).] (g) EMSA assay using 1 nM 5’ fluorescently labeled miR223 and purified YBX1 truncations [YBX1(1–129) or YBX1(52–324)] or YBX1(F85A) mutant.