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. 2024 Jan 2;43(2):250–276. doi: 10.1038/s44318-023-00018-9

Figure EV1. Polyalanine stretches regulate UBA6-USE1 interaction and ubiquitin transfer.

Figure EV1

(A) FLAG-WT USE1, FLAG-USE1 ΔPolyAla, FLAG-USE1 C188A, and FLAG-USE1 ΔLB were co-expressed with HA-Ub in HEK293T cells. Cell lysates were incubated with or without β mercaptoethanol (βME) and analyzed for ubiquitin loading. Results are normalized to control WT USE1. n = 4 biological replicates. (B) A representative blot for time-dependent in vitro ubiquitin loading of WT and ΔPolyAla USE1 by UBA6 (quantification is presented in Fig. 1C). (C) WT and ΔPolyAla KO cells were treated with the cross-linker formaldehyde and cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-USE1 or control IgG antibodies. Immunocomplexes were analyzed with anti-USE1 and anti-UBA6 antibodies. (D) FLAG-WT USE1, empty GFP and GFP-polyAla (19Ala) constructs were transfected into HEK293T cells. Cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-UBA6 antibodies and the immunocomplexes were analyzed with anti-FLAG, anti-UBA6 and anti-GFP antibodies. The bound USE1/UBA6 ratio is shown. n = 3 biological replicates. Data information: Data points in (A, D) represent mean ± s.e.m. P values were calculated by one-way ANOVA Tukey’s test (A) or paired 2-tailed t test (D). **P< 0.01, ****P < 0.0001. Source data are available online for this figure.