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. 2022 May 19;5:483. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03427-4

Fig. 3. ORF6 changes the subcellular localization of STAT1 in an IFN-independent manner.

Fig. 3

a, b Immunofluorescence of Flag-STAT1 in HeLa cells transfected with AcGFP, AcGFP-ORF6 WT, or AcGFP-ORF6Δ9 under an untreated condition a or following IFN- γ stimulation b. Anti-GFP and anti-Flag antibodies were used for the detection of AcGFP (green) and Flag-STAT1 (red), respectively. DAPI was used to stain the DNA (blue). Scale bars: 30 μm. c, d The graphs represent the relative fluorescence values of Flag-STAT1 in the nucleus compared to those of the whole cells under an untreated condition in a or following IFN- γ stimulation in b, respectively. Signal intensities from total 45 nuclei from two independent experiments. ***P < 0.001, one-way ANOVA. error bars represent SD. e Immunoprecipitation (IP) of Flag-STAT1 from HEK293 cells transfected with AcGFP-ORF6 which is tagged the HA sequence following stimulation with IFN-γ (+IFN). Normal mouse IgG was used as a negative control for IP. Input was 1/130 dilution of cell lysates used for the reaction. Flag-STAT1 and AcGFP-ORF6 were detected by either anti-Flag or anti-HA antibodies, respectively (WB). The stimulation of IFN-γ was identified by the detection of PY-STAT1 using anti-PY-STAT1 antibody. Light chain indicates the precipitated antibodies.