FIGURE 8.
GrlR and GrlA are expressed under both repressing and inducing conditions and interact to form the GrlR2-GrlA heterotrimer. The enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) grlR:3xFLAG (A) and grlA:3xFLAG (B) strains were grown in 50 ml of Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) or Lysogeny Broth (LB) with shaking at 37°C. Total cell extracts were collected at OD600 of 0.3, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 and separated by 12% native PAGE. GrlR2-GrlA and GrlR-GrlR complexes and GrlR monomer are indicated by arrows and were identified by western blotting using anti-FLAG monoclonal antibodies. The same cell extracts were also separated by 12% SDS-PAGE to evaluate the expression of GrlR-FLAG and GrlA-FLAG by western blotting using anti-FLAG antibodies. As a control for protein loading, GroEL expression was also analyzed using anti-GroEL antibodies.
