Rescue of IOP1 knockdown effect by siRNA-resistant IOP1. HeLa cells
stably transfected with pcDNA3 or pcDNA3-HA-IOP1R were transfected
with the indicated siRNAs. A, total cellular extracts (30 μg) were
analyzed by Western blotting using antibodies against IOP1 (upper
panel), the HA tag (middle panel), or β-tubulin (lower
panel). The positions of endogenous IOP1 and the stably expressed
HA-IOP1R are as indicated. B-D, cytosolic or mitochondrial
extracts were assayed for aconitase activity as indicated. Shown are the means
± S.D., n = 3. *, p < 0.01;
**, p < 0.05.