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. 2025 Feb 6;16:1407. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56720-1

Fig. 4. TJ and membrane proteins are major eSHANK3 interactome in BECs.

Fig. 4

a Workflow of BioID2 approach illustrating biotinylation of eSHANK3-interacting proteins, purification of the biotinylated proteins by NeutrAvidin agarose beads, mass spectrometry analysis, and validation through IP analysis. Created in BioRender. Kim, S. (2025) https://BioRender.com/q75n212. b ICC analysis using anti-HA antibody and Alexa Fluor® 488-Streptavidin shows colocalization of eSHANK3-BioID2-HA (or BioID2-HA) and biotin labeled proteins only in the biotin-treated bEnd.3 BECs. Arrowheads indicate the co-expression of SHANK3Δe18-BioID2 and biotinylated proteins in the cell membrane. Scale bars, 50 μm. Blue: DAPI. c Streptavidin blot analysis, using purified biotinylated proteins, showed the protein bands of various sizes that were biotinylated by BioID2-HA or Shank3Δe18-BioID2-HA. Four biological replicates were analyzed, all yielding consistent results. 5% of purified proteins were loaded for the blotting analysis. 95% of purified proteins were used for subsequent mass spectrometry analysis. d Mass spectrometry analysis identified 376 candidate eSHANK3 interacting proteins. Node size represents protein abundance [log2 (fold change)] over eSHANK3Δe18-only (no BioID2) and BioID2-only control groups. Solid gray edges delineate interactions between the eSHANK3 and the identified interactome. Dashed edges indicate known interactions. e GO analysis revealed membrane and junctional proteins are the primary eSHANK3 interactome in the bEnd.3 BECs. f IP analysis confirmed the interactions between endogenous eSHANK3 and some of the identified interactome in the bEnd.3 BECs. Three times independent experiments yielded similar results. IgG: control for non-specific antibody binding. Heavy chain IgG: loading control. The detailed information of the identified eSHANK3 interactome and GO analysis are provided in Supplementary Data 1. Source data are provided as Source Data File.