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. 2019 Jan 30;9:951. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37264-5

Figure 2.

Figure 2

USP19 specifically modulates EWS-FLI1 protein levels. (a,b) Immunoblot analysis of USP19 depleted cells. (a,b) A673 and SKNMC cells were transiently transfected with 20 nM siRNAs for 72 h as indicated. Lysates were subjected to western blot analysis and analyzed by anti-FLI1, anti-USP19 and anti-p27 antibodies. Arrows indicate specific USP19 isoforms, asterisk marks an unspecific band. Right panel to each western blot, quantification of EWS-FLI1 proteins levels (n = 5–6, the mean is indicated by the horizontal line, error bars as SD). (c) Active USP19 stabilizes EWS-FLI1 protein. 3xflag-EWS-FLI1 was transiently co-expressed with a control vector or increasing levels (ratios 3xflag-EWS-FLI1 to 3xmyc-USP19 1:2 and 1:4) of wild-type or catalytically inactive 3xmyc-USP19 for 48 h in HEK293T cells. Lysates were analyzed by western blotting using anti-flag and anti-myc antibodies. (d) Quantification of 3xflag-EWS-FLI1 protein levels of (c) with n = 8 for control and n = 4 for others, the mean is indicated by the horizontal line and error bars as SD. (e) USP19 overexpression stabilizes specifically EWS-FLI1. 3xflag-EWS-FLI1, 3xflag-EWSR1 and 3xflag-FLI1 were transiently co-expressed with increasing concentrations (ratios 3xflag-protein to 3xmyc-USP19 1:2 and 1:4) of active 3xmyc-USP19 for 48 h in HEK293T cells. Lysates were analyzed by western blotting using anti-flag and anti-myc antibodies. Numbers below represent densitometrically quantified flag tagged protein over loading control GAPDH of a representative experiment.