The PA domain of GRAIL directly binds tetraspanins. A,
left, 293T cells were transfected with expression constructs for
V5-tagged GRAIL and 3×HA-tagged CD81 along with empty control vectors.
Cell lysates were immunoprecipitated (IP) with anti-HA and
immunoblotted (IB) with anti-V5 and anti-HA. Right, 293T
cells were transfected with various V5-tagged expression constructs for
wild-type GRAIL and GRAIL mutants along with 3×HA-tagged CD81. Cell
lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-HA and immunoblotted with anti-V5 or
anti-HA. B, 293T cells were transfected with either 3×HA vector
and V5-tagged GRAIL, 3×HA-tagged CD81 and V5 vector only, or
3×HA-tagged CD81 and V5-tagged GRAIL. Cells were lysed in 1% Brij96,
lysates were divided in half, and one-half was cross-linked with DSP on ice
for 2 h. Free DSP was neutralized with Tris, and 0.1% SDS was added to each
sample. Cell lysates were then immunoprecipitated with anti-HA and
immunoblotted with anti-GRAIL or anti-HA.