TAB4 associates with and directly binds TAK1. A, FLAG-TAK1
and/or T7-TAB1 were expressed with and without HA-TAB4 in HEK293T cells and
immunoprecipitated using anti-FLAG M2 beads. Extracts (lanes
1–6) and immunoprecipitates (IP)(lanes
7–12) were analyzed by immunoblotting with anti-HA, anti-T7, and
anti-FLAG (top to bottom). B, empty vector,
FLAG-TAK1, FLAG-TAK1 and T7-TAB1, or FLAG-TAK1, T7-TAB1, and HA-TAB4 were
expressed in HEK293T cells. Proteins were immunoprecipitated using anti-FLAG
M2 beads, resolved by SDS-PAGE, and analyzed by immunoblotting using anti-FLAG
(upper panel). A duplicate filter was used in an overlay assay
(far-Western) with 5 μg/ml GST-TAB4 or GST as probes and immunoblotted with
anti-GST for detection.