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. 2018 Jan 22;9(2):73. doi: 10.1038/s41419-017-0109-1

Fig. 4. N-terminal domain of FasL is essential for its translocation to raft and cell-death activation.

Fig. 4

a The distribution of wild-type and mutant forms of FasL between raft (4–6) and non-raft (9,10) fractions was assessed using corresponding antibodies. b Expression levels of FasL and its mutant forms in the specified time periods were estimated by immunoblot analysis with anti-FasL Abs. Survival of HeLa cells overexpressing FasL variants, incubated with tetracycline during the indicated intervals (chart). Cell viability was determined by the neutral-red uptake assay. Results are presented as mean ± s.e.m of three independent experiments (each in triplicate). c Caveolin-1 knockdown by siRNA in HeLa-pcDNA4/TO-FasL cells decreases FasL cytotoxic effect. HeLa-pcDNA4/TO-FasL cells were transfected with psiRNA-h7SK-caveolin or psiRNA-h7SK-scramble control. Cell lysates were stained with anti-FasL mAbs (upper panel) and anti-caveolin-1 Abs (lower panel). Survival of HeLa-pcDNA4/TO-FasL cells transfected with psiRNA-h7SK-caveolin or psiRNA-h7SK-scramble control (chart). Cell viability was determined by the neutral-red uptake method. Results are presented as mean ± s.e.m. of four experiments (each in triplicate)