Figure 1.
Capsid coimmunoprecipitates with DDX3X from cell lysates. (A) In-solution interaction of purified His-tagged DENV capsid and Huh-7 lysate was followed by pull-down of interacting proteins using Ni-NTA beads. Pull down with Huh-7 lysate alone is used as a control. (B) His-tagged DENV capsid and HA-DDX3X were co-transfected in HEK293T cells. 24 h p.t. lysate was prepared and capsid was immunoprecipitated using DENV capsid antibody. Total lysate and immunoprecipitated proteins were analyzed by western blots probed for capsid, HA and GAPDH. (C,D) Huh-7 cells were infected with DENV at an MOI of 5. At 24 h pi mock and DENV-infected Huh-7 cell lysates were prepared, endogenous DDX3X (C) or DENV capsid (D) was immunoprecipitated from total lysates using DDX3X or DENV capsid antibody respectively. Total lysate and immunoprecipitated proteins were analyzed by western blots probed for capsid and DDX3X.