Figure 1.
Interaction of ERdj3 with ZAAT. (A) ZAAT co‐immunoprecipitated with ERdj3 with and without cross‐linker. AAT KO Huh 7.5 cells were transfected with NT siRNA or siERdj3. Then, 24 h post silencing, cells were transfected with ZAAT plasmid. AAT was pulled down, and ERdj3 bound to ZAAT was determined by Western blot. (B) ERdj3 co‐localizes with ZAAT polymers. ZAAT transiently transfected cells were immunostained using 2C1 antibody (Alexa 594; red) and anti‐ERdj3 (Alexa 488; green), and nuclei were stained using DAPI (blue). (C) Erdj3 overexpression increases ZAAT polymer formation. MAAT and ZAAT transiently transfected cells were transfected with control (CO) or ERdj3 plasmids 24 h after the first transfection. Then, 48 h post transfection, lysates were incubated for 1 h at 37°C or 60°C to form polymers. Lysates were loaded on non‐denaturing native gel.