NOPO/TRIP, BEN and UEV1A interactions and co-localization.
(A) Yeast two-hybrid assay. Yeast cells expressing combinations of
NOPO, BEN and UEV1A fused to the Gal4 DNA-binding domain (BD, `bait') or
activation domain (AD, `prey') were spotted onto selective media. Growth on
SC-Trp-Leu-His media (shown) indicates physical interaction between the fusion
proteins. Wild-type and mutant versions of NOPO and BEN (E11K and P97S,
respectively) were tested. A representative plate spotted in duplicate is
shown; identical results were obtained for three independent
Trp+Leu+ colonies per plasmid combination tested.
(B-F) Immunofluorescence microscopy of transfected HeLa cells. eGFP-BEN
is in green, mCherry-TRIP in red, and DNA in blue. eGFP-BEN (B) and
mCherry-TRIP (C) localize distinctly when transfected alone. (D-F)
Co-transfection of eGFP-BEN (D) with mCherry-TRIP (E) promotes its
localization into nuclear puncta (F, merge). Scale bars: 20 μm.