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. 2018 Mar 29;9:1285. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03588-z

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

USP52 opposes ASF1A polyubiquitination. a In vitro deubiquitination assays with HeLa cells-purified Myc-USP52 (1, 2, and 3 μg for each lane) and HA-Ub-conjugated FLAG-ASF1A with high salt and detergent buffer. b HeLa cells stably expressing FLAG-ASF1A were co-transfected with control siRNA or USP52 siRNA together with HA-Ub as indicated. Cellular extracts were prepared for co-immunoprecipitation assays with anti-FLAG followed by IB with anti-HA. c HeLa cells stably expressing FLAG-ASF1A were co-transfected with HA-Ub and different amounts of Myc-USP52. Cellular extracts were prepared for co-immunoprecipitation assays with anti-FLAG followed by IB with anti-HA. d HeLa cells were transfected with different amounts of Myc-USP52 and cellular extracts were prepared for co-immunoprecipitation assays with anti-ASF1A followed by IB with antibody against ubiquitin. e Cellular extracts from HeLa cells expressing HA-Ub/K48-only and different amounts of Myc-USP52 were prepared for co-immunoprecipitation assays with anti-ASF1A followed by IB with anti-HA. f In vitro deubiquitination assays with HeLa cells-purified FLAG-tagged ASF1A-Ub/K48-only and different amounts of Myc-USP52 (1, 2, and 3 μg for each lane) with high salt and detergent buffer. g HeLa cells stably expressing wild-type ASF1A (ASF1A/wt) or different K to R mutants were co-transfected with HA-Ub and control vector or Myc-USP52 as indicated. Cellular extracts were prepared for co-immunoprecipitation assays with anti-FLAG followed by IB with anti-HA. h Mass spectrometry analysis of ASF1A ubiquitin conjugation sites. HeLa cells stably expressing FLAG-ASF1A were co-transfected with HA-Ub and USP52 siRNA. Cellular extracts were collected and sequentially purified with anti-FLAG affinity gel and HA affinity gel to enrich HA-Ub-conjugated ASF1A. After trypsinization, the retrieved peptides were subjected to mass spectrometry analysis. Fragmentation spectrums and parameters of the identified ASF1A peptides with di-Glycine remnant are shown. Detailed results from the mass spectrometric analysis are provided as Supplementary Data 2