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. 2021 Aug 10;12:4826. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25157-7

Fig. 4. NEK1 regulates retromer function by mediating the phosphorylation of VPS26B.

Fig. 4

a, bNek1+/+ and Nek1Kat2J/Kat2J MEFs were transfected with shRNA targeting Vps26b or scrambled shRNA for 7 days. The cells were then pretreated with 10 μM Nec-1s for 30 min, followed by treatment with 1 ng/mL TNF + TAK1 inhibitor 500 nM 5z 7-oxozeaenol (5z7) (a) or 10 ng/mLTNF + 50 nM SM164 + 20 µM zVAD.fmk (b) for 5 h. The cell death was measured with ToxiLight. Mean ± SD. n = 3 biological repeats. Two-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s test. c Volcano plot analysis of mass spectrometry data comparing the plasma membrane proteins of Nek1+/+ and Nek1Kat2J/Kat2J MEFs enriched by Pierce™ Cell Surface Protein Isolation Kit. n = 3 biological independent repeats. Unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test. d Heatmap analysis of known retromer substrates that showed statistically significant difference in the plasma membrane presence between Nek1+/+ and Nek1Kat2J/Kat2J MEFs in the mass spectrometry analysis (c). e Nek1+/+ and Nek1Kat2J/Kat2J MEFs were lysed with NP-40 buffer, and cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-VPS26B antibody. Whole cell lysates and immunoprecipitated proteins were analyzed by western blotting with indicated antibodies. Arrowhead points to the molecular weight expected for VPS26B. Uncropped blots in the Source Data file. f NEK1 phosphorylates VPS26B in a Ser302/304 dependent manner. 293 T cells were transfected with expression vectors for HA tagged NEK1 and FLAG tagged VPS26BWT, or VPS26BS302A/S304A for 24 h. The cells were then lysed with NP-40 buffer and immunoprecipitated with anti-HA or anti-FLAG antibody conjugated agarose. Purified FLAG-tagged VPS26BWT and VPS26BS302A/S304A were incubated with purified HA-NEK1 (30 °C. 1 h) in kinase reaction buffer. The reaction products were analyzed by western blotting with indicated antibodies. Uncropped blots in the Source Data file. gi 293 T cells were transfected with expression vectors for FLAG-tagged VPS26BWT, VPS26BS311D, VPS26BS311A, VPS26BS302D/S304D or VPS26BS302A/S304A for 24 h and then lysed with NP-40 buffer. The cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-FLAG antibody conjugated agarose. The whole-cell lysates and immunoprecipitated proteins were analyzed by western blotting with indicated antibodies (g). Uncropped blots in the Source Data file. SNX27 (h) and SNX2 (i) binding to VPS26B was normalized to immunoprecipitated FLAG-VPS26B and quantified using ImageJ. n = 3 repeated experiments and blots. Data are presented as mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s test.