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. 2023 Jan 4;14:61. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35725-0

Fig. 5. The GSDMB-IpaH7.8 interactions are essential for suppressing NTD-mediated pore formation.

Fig. 5

a Quantification of the binding affinity between GSDMB and IpaH7.8 by ITC. b The mutations on IpaH7.8 impair the binding of GSDMB. The protein complex was immunoprecipitated with anti-FLAG antibody, and analyzed by western blotting with the indicated antibodies. c Ubiquitination assay for GSDMB by IpaH7.8. Mutations on IpaH7.8 failed to efficiently ubiquitinate GSDMB. Ub, anti-ubiquitin antibodies. d In vitro pull-down of IpaH7.8 by MBP-tagged WT or mutant GSDMB proteins. e The co-immunoprecipitation assay of IpaH7.8 with WT or mutant GSDMB proteins. f Disruption of the GSDMB-IpaH7.8 interactions compromises the ubiquitination of GSDMB. Ub, anti-ubiquitin antibodies. g NK cell-mediated killing of intracellular WT or Δipah7.8S. flexneri. The colony-forming units (CFU) of S. flexneri recovered from HEK293T cells bearing GSDMB D17A or I97D mutant were significantly reduced when co-cultured with NK cells. All experiments were repeated at least three times. Statistical differences were calculated using Two-way ANOVA (mean ± sd, n = 3 independent biological replicates, ns (no significant): p = 0.4508, ****p < 0.0001). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.