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Published in final edited form as: Sci Signal. 2019 Jan 1;12(562):eaan7984. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aan7984

Figure 3. CSNK2A1-mediated phosphorylation of Thr421 to Ser427 is essential for CFTR maturation.

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

A. CX-4945 mediated inhibition of CK2α prevents phosphorylation of wild-type CFTR at Thr421, Ser422 and Ser427 as quantified with spiked-in synthetic, heavy isotope-labeled peptides. Data are means ± S.D. of n=3 experiments; statistical analysis noted below. B. Experimental outline for AHA labeling and enrichment of newly synthesized CFTR by click chemistry. C. Western blot of input lysate for CFTR-IP before click reaction. D. Western blot showing that wild-type CFTR maturation is dependent on CK2α phosphorylation in the RI element. Blots are representative of n=3 experiments. E. Quantification of newly synthesized immature (band B) and mature (band C) CFTR relative to time point 0 (h, hours). F. Western blot of mature CFTR (band C) in FRT cells expressing various CFTR mutants. G. Phosphorylation at Thr421, Ser422 and Ser427 in the various CFTR mutants described in (F) was quantified with spiked-in synthetic heavy isotope-labeled peptides, relative to the amount of mature CFTR present. Data are mean ± S.D. of ≥ n=4 independent measurements per site; statistical analysis noted below. (H to K) AHA pulse-chase assays in primary human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells (H) and FRT cells expressing G551D or wild-type CFTR (K) treated with CX-4945 or DMSO. Subsequent quantification of newly synthesized immature CFTR (band B) and mature CFTR (band C) at the time points indicated relative to time 0 (I and K). Top panels show input and loading control. SA-HRP, streptavidin-conjugated horse radish peroxidase. Time of AHA labeling before CFTR immunoprecipitation is indicated. Blots are representative, and the data are means ± S.D. of n=3 independent biological replicates. *P < 0.0332, **P < 0.0021, ***P < 0.0002, and ****P < 0.0001 by unpaired, two-tailed t- tests with Bonferroni-Sidak correction (A) or one-Way ANOVA with Tukey post-test (I and K).