Anti-ubiquitin Western blot analysis of lysates from cells following
treatment with 5 μm lactacystin, 0. 1 μm rotenone,
or 1 μm ziram. The relative densities were determined using
the NIH Image program, normalized to tubulin immuoreactivity in the same blot,
and expressed as percentages of untreated controls (n = 4). 20 S
inhibition using lactacystin resulted in an increase in high molecular weight
ubiquitin conjugates, whereas ziram treatment reduced them. **, p
≤ 0.01; *, p ≤ 0.05.