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. 2018 Feb 5;14(2):e1007218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007218

Fig 2. SAP regulates the stability of KIX8 and KIX9.

Fig 2

(A-B) The proteasome inhibitor MG132 stabilizes KIX8 (A) and KIX9 (B). Ten-day-old 35S:Myc-KIX8 or 35S:Myc-KIX9 seedlings were incubated with 50 μM MG132 (+) or DMSO control (-) for 0, 4, 8 and 16 hours. Myc-KIX8 and Myc-KIX9 were detected by immunoblot with anti-Myc antibody. Immunoblot analysis using anti-RPN6 antibody was used as loading controls. Two independent lines of 35S:Myc-KIX8 (#2 and #5) and 35S:Myc-KIX9 (#3 and #7) were analyzed. (C-D) The amounts of KIX8 and KIX9 proteins were decreased in plants overexpressing SAP. 35S:Myc-KIX8 (#2 and #5) and 35S:Myc-KIX9 (#3 and #7) transgenic lines were crossed with 35S:GFP (Control) and 35S:GFP-SAP (SAP-OX), respectively. The amounts of Myc-KIX8 or Myc-KIX9 in 35S:GFP;35S:Myc-KIX8 (Control), 35S:GFP-SAP;35S:Myc-KIX8 (SAP-OX), 35S:GFP;35S:Myc-KIX9 (Control), and 35S:GFP-SAP;35S:Myc-KIX9 (SAP-OX) was analyzed with anti-Myc antibody. Immunoblot analysis using anti-RPN6 antibody was used as loading controls. Relative transcription levels of KIX8 and KIX9 in each line were shown at the bottom. (E-F) The amounts of KIX8 and KIX9 proteins were increased in the sod3-1 mutant. Two independent lines of 35S:Myc-KIX8 (#2 and #5) and 35S:Myc-KIX9 (#3 and #7) were crossed with sod3-1, respectively. The amounts of Myc-KIX8 or Myc-KIX9 in 35S: Myc-KIX8, 35S:Myc-KIX8;sod3-1, 35S:Myc-KIX9, 35S:Myc-KIX9;sod3-1 seedlings were analyzed by immunoblot using anti-Myc antibody. Immunoblot analysis using anti-RPN6 antibody was used as loading controls. Relative transcription levels of KIX8 and KIX9 in each line were shown at the bottom. Myc-KIX8 and Myc-KIX9 protein levels in (A) to (F) were quantified by the ImageJ program, and relative levels of Myc-KIX8 and Myc-KIX9 were shown blow the blots. (G) SAP-mediated degradation of PPD is dependent of KIX8/9. Myc-PPD1/2 and GFP-SAP or GFP control were co-expressed in Col-0 or kix8-1 kix9-1 protoplasts, and the amounts of PPD proteins were detected by immunoblot using anti-Myc antibody. EOD1-Flag was used as a control for protoplast transformation. Triplicate transformation evens were performed and representative results were shown. (H) The ppd2-1 mutation did not affect SAP-mediated degradation of KIX8 and KIX9. Myc-KIX8/9 and GFP-SAP or GFP control were co-expressed in Col-0 or ppd2 protoplasts, and the amounts of KIX proteins were detected by immunoblot using anti-Myc antibody. EOD1-Flag was used as a control for protoplast transformation. Triplicate transformation evens were performed and representative results were shown.