Journal: iMetaOmics
Article Title: Effects of SADS‐CoV accessory proteins NS3a, NS7a, and NS7b on viral pathogenicity: A multi‐omics investigation
doi: 10.1002/imo2.70015
Figure Lengend Snippet: Confirmation of mRNA transcription, protein expression levels, and metabolite levels after compensatory overexpression of proteins in mutated viruses. (A) RT‐qPCR confirmation of mRNA levels of DEGs ARG1 , NAGS , PCK1 , LAMB3 , PLAU , and IL‐11 post‐compensatory overexpression. Gene expression levels were calculated using the 2 −ΔΔCt method, Vector + rSADS group was used as a control group, and β‐actin as an endogenous reference. (B) Western blot confirmation of protein expression levels of DEGs ARG1, NAGS, PCK1, and LAMB3 post‐compensatory overexpression. All experiments were repeated at least three times. Heatmaps of relative expression levels of metabolites before and after (C) NS3a or (D) NS7a/NS7b compensatory overexpression. Red shading indicates upregulation, blue shading indicates downregulation, and red triangles indicate significant changes in relative expression levels of metabolites before and after compensation. AHHMO (C 10 H 15 N 3 O 5 ) is a custom abbreviation for 4‐amino‐1‐[4‐hydroxy‐5‐(hydroxymethyl)‐3‐methoxy‐2‐oxolanyl]‐2‐pyrimidinone.
Article Snippet: After the transfer was complete, the PVDF membrane was carefully removed and blocked in 5% skim milk; the membrane was then washed with Tris‐buffered saline containing Tween 20 (TBST) and incubated overnight at 4°C with polyclonal antibodies for NAGS (Proteintech, 21566‐1‐AP, 1:500); arginase‐1 (Proteintech, 16001‐1‐AP, 1:5000); PCK1 (Proteintech, 16754‐1‐AP, 1:5000); or LAMB3 (Proteintech, 26795‐1‐AP, 1:1000).
Techniques: Expressing, Over Expression, Quantitative RT-PCR, Gene Expression, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Western Blot