Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Article Title: The NSs protein of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus differentially inhibits the type 1 interferon response among animal species
doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104819
Figure Lengend Snippet: Interaction of NSs with STAT1. A , HEK293T (human), NIH3T3 (mouse), CRFK (cat), A72 (dog), Mpf (ferret), and PK15 (pig) cells were transfected with the expression plasmid for HA-tagged NSs, and then co-IP assays were performed. The relative binding rates of NSs to human STAT1 are set at 100%. The assays were independently performed in triplicate. The data represent averages with SDs. The asterisks indicate the nonspecific bands. B , colocalization of NSs with STAT2. The expression plasmid for HA-tagged NSs was transfected to HEK293T (human), NIH3T3 (mouse), CRFK (cat), A72 (dog), Mpf (ferret), and PK15 (pig) cells. IFA was also performed with NSs, STAT1, and the nuclei, shown in green , red , and blue , respectively. Scale bar represents 20 μm. C , interaction of NSs with exogenous STAT1. HEK293T (human), NIH3T3 (mouse), and CRFK (cat) cells were transfected with the expression plasmid for HA-tagged NSs, His-tagged human STAT1 (hSTAT1), murine STAT1 (mSTAT1), feline STAT1 (fSTAT1), and human STAT2 (hSTAT2), and then co-IP assays were performed. D , Interaction activity of NSs to STAT1 and STAT2. The expression plasmid for HA-tagged NSs was transfected into NIH3T3 (mouse) cells with the expression plasmid for His-tagged human STAT1(H) or feline STAT1(F) and FLAG-tagged human STAT2 or feline STAT2, and then co-IP assays were performed. Representative results of Western blotting assays ( A , C , and D ) and IFA ( B ) are shown. CRFK, Crandell–Rees feline kidney; HA, hemagglutinin; HEK293T, human embryonic kidney 293T cell line; IFA, immunofluorescence assay; NSs, nonstructural protein; STAT, signal transducer and activator of transcription.
Article Snippet: Western blotting was performed as previously described using the following antibodies ( , ): anti-HA (catalog no.: 18850; QED Biosciences, Inc), anti-His (catalog no.: 9F2; Wako), anti-FLAG (catalog no.: F7425; Sigma–Aldrich), anti-STAT2 (catalog no.: D9J7L; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-STAT1 (catalog no.: D19KY; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-STAT2 (phosphor Y690) (catalog no.: GTX50721; GeneTex), anti-STAT1 (phosphor Y701) (catalog no.: D4A7; Cell Signaling Technology), or anti-β-actin (catalog no.: AC-15; Sigma–Aldrich).
Techniques: Transfection, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Binding Assay, Activity Assay, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence