FIG 5.
A VPS4A dominant negative construct does not impair LMP1 vesicle packaging. HEK293 cells expressing inducible GFP and GFP-tagged wild-type VPS4A (VPS4A WT) or VPS4A-E228Q, which blocks ATP hydrolysis and acts as a dominant negative construct, were transfected with SNAP-LMP1. (A and B) Immunoblot analysis of cell and vesicle lysates for cells expressing GFP, VPS4A, and the mutant VPS4A-E228Q. (C) Semiquantitative Western blot analysis of results from more than 3 independent experiments. Data are presented relative to the value for wild-type LMP1 packaged into EVs. (D to F) HEK293 cells stably expressing shRNAs against ARF6 and c-SRC were constructed and transfected with SNAP-LMP1. (D and E) Whole-cell (D) or EV (E) lysates were separated by SDS-PAGE and analyzed by immunoblot analysis for LMP1 and common EV markers. (F) Semiquantitative Western blot analysis of results from three independent experiments showing relative LMP1 EV secretion (**, adjusted P < 0.0001; ***, adjusted P < 0.05).
