SMN and NS2 interact in vivo. (A) Anti-SMN (MANSMA3) coprecipitates endogenous SMN and hemagglutinin-tagged NS2 from A92L cells transiently expressing NS2. Anti-NS2 rabbit polyclonal sera were used to detect NS2. NS2 was not precipitated in the absence of MANSMA3 (−) or from nontransfected A92L cells (mock). mAb, monoclonal antibody; IP, immunoprecipitation. (B) BIA of NS2 coimmunoprecipitated with endogenous Smn from synchronized MVM-infected A92L cells (top panel). Total protein extracts from A92L cells 30 h postinfection were used. Anti-SMN (MANSMA3) coprecipitated SMN, and anti-NS2 rabbit polyclonal sera detected NS2 complexed with SMN. Captured levels of anti-SMN antibody (shift A), SMN/NS2 complex (shift B), and anti-NS2 rabbit polyclonal antibody (shift C) are indicated. NS2 is not coprecipitated with SMN from double-blocked, infected A92L cells 0 h postrelease (bottom panel). Total protein extracts were used from A92L cells 30 h after being released from the blocking process. Anti-SMN (MANSMA3)-precipitated SMN and anti-NS2 rabbit polyclonal sera detected no NS2 complexed with SMN. Captured levels of anti-SMN antibody (shift A), SMN (shift B), and anti-NS2 rabbit polyclonal antibody (shift C) are indicated as response units (RU).