FIGURE 7.
pCoV-Ns reverses the repression of PB2 expression by zinc-finger antiviral protein (ZAP). (A,B) A pCAGGS plasmid expressing Flag-tagged PB2 was co-transfected into HEK293T cells with a plasmid expressing HA-tagged pZAPL (A) or the non-functional ZAP mutant, ZAP (Y108A) (B), and a plasmid encoding the indicated pCoV-N protein. An empty vector plasmid served as a control. At 48 hpt, cells were lysed, and protein expression was analyzed by SDS-PAGE/western blotting. The western blotting results shown are representative of three independent experiments. The relative band intensities of PB2-FLAG and beta-actin under each lane were analyzed using Image Lab software (Bio-Rad Laboratories, CA, United States). Values shown are the means ± SD of three independent measurements (Student’s t-test, **p < 0.005).