Usp9x does not regulate SMNΔ7 ubiquitination and degradation.
A, immunoblotting (IB) of HA-Ub conjugated on FLAG-SMNΔ7 in 293T cells. FLAG-SMNΔ7 and HA-Ub were expressed in 293T cells. In A–C, FLAG-SMNΔ7 was immunoprecipitated (IP) by denaturing IP. B, FLAG-SMNΔ7 was immunoprecipitated as shown in A and eluted with 6 m urea plus 2.5% SDS. C, immunoblotting of Myc-Ub conjugated on FLAG-SMNΔ7 in 293T cells overexpressing the indicated proteins. D, immunoblotting of HA-SMNΔ7, Usp9x, and β-actin in cell lysates prepared from control (GFP) or Usp9x stable knockdown HeLa cells that stably express HA-SMNΔ7. Cells were harvested at the indicated time points after treating with 75 μg/ml of CHX. Error bars in the right panel represent S.D. of three independent experiments. E, confocal images of immunofluorescence staining of overexpressed FLAG-SMNΔ7 in HeLa cells.