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. 2023 Mar 3;14:1214. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36881-7

Fig. 4. YY2 is a downstream target of the mTORC1/S6K signaling axis and is ubiquitinated by Smurf1.

Fig. 4

YY2 protein expression in Tsc2−/− 105K cells (a) and Tsc2 KO MEFs (b) treated with 20 nM rapamycin (Rapa) or vehicle for 24 hr (n = 3). YY2 protein expression in Tsc2−/− 105K cells (c) and Tsc2 KO MEFs (d) treated with 10 μM PF-4708671 (S6K1 inhibitor) or vehicle for 24 hr (n = 3). e Immunoblot analysis of HeLa cells transfected with eGFP-YY2, wild-type S6K (HA-WT-S6K), or kinase-dead S6K (HA-KD-S6K) for 48 hr (n = 3). f Immunoblot analysis of in vitro kinase assays of recombinant active S6K in the presence or absence of myc-YY2 as a substrate. eIF4B was used as a positive control (n = 3). g Immunoblot analysis of immunoprecipitated (IP) GFP-YY2 and the whole-cell-lysate (WCL) from HeLa cells expressing GFP-YY2 (n = 3). h Immunoblot analysis of immunoprecipitated GFP-YY2 and the WCL from HeLa cells expressing GFP-YY2 (n = 3). i The evolutionarily conserved putative S6K phosphorylation site in YY2. j Immunoblot analysis of immunoprecipitated GFP-YY2 and the WCL from HeLa cells stably expressing wild-type (WT) GFP-YY2 or mutant (T336A) GFP-YY2, treated with 40 μM PF-4708671 for 1 hr (n = 3). k Immunoblot analysis of immunoprecipitated GFP-YY2 and the WCL from HeLa cells expressing WT GFP-YY2 or T336A GFP-YY2 (n = 3). l, m Network view of predicted E3 ubiquitin ligase-YY2 interactions by UbiBrowser 2.0. Confidence level of (m). n Decreased EGFP-YY2 expression in HeLa cells transfected with Smurf1-FLAG (n = 3). o Decreased Smurf1 ubiquitination in HeLa cells transfected with S6K. Immunoblot analysis of GFP-immunoprecipitates from EGFP-YY2 HeLa cells transfected with Smurf1-FLAG or HA-WT-S6K for 24 hr (n = 3). p Immunoblot analysis of GFP-and IgG control immunoprecipitates from EGFP-YY2 HeLa cells transfected with Smurf1-FLAG (n = 3). q Immunoblot analysis of B7-H3 expression in Tsc2−/− 105K cells, transfected with control or myc-YY2 for 48 hr and treated with 20 nM rapamycin or vehicle for the last 24 hr (n = 3). Source data is provided in the Source data file.