Figure 3.
Multimerization of A3H in HEK293T cells and RNA-dependent inhibition of A3H deaminase activity. (A) A3H formed enzymatically inactive high molecular weight (HMW) ribonucleoprotein complex. Cell lysates of HEK293T cells expressing A3H, untreated or treated with RNase A, were fractionated by SEC on Superdex 200 column and then analyzed by Western blot and deaminase activity assay. HMW complexes were observed, and essentially no obvious deaminase activity was detected. (B) After RNase A treatment, the HMW complexes of A3H were converted to enzymatically active low molecular weight (LMW) species. α-tubulin is an endogenous control.