Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: Human Metapneumovirus M2-2 Protein Acts as a Negative Regulator of Alpha Interferon Production by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
doi: 10.1128/JVI.00579-17
Figure Lengend Snippet: Interaction of the M2-2 protein with IRF7. (A, B, and D) HEK293T cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids. At 24 h posttransfection, the cells were lysed in lysis buffer and subjected to immunoprecipitation (IP) with anti-V5 (A) or anti-FLAG (B and D) antibody, followed by immunoblot analysis (WB) with anti-FLAG, anti-V5, or anti-myc antibody. (C) V5-TRAF6, V5-IKKα, V5-IRF7, and myc-M2-2 were synthesized in the wheat germ cell-free expression system. Then, the in vitro transcription/translation products were mixed in various combinations and subjected to IP with anti-myc antibody followed by WB with anti-V5 and anti-myc antibodies. A portion of the whole-cell lysates (A, B, and D) or the in vitro transcription/translation products (Input) (C) prepared for IP was also subjected to WB. The asterisks indicate the positions of the antibody heavy chain (AbHC).
Article Snippet: The membrane was blocked in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 5% skim milk and 0.05% Tween 20, and was incubated at 4°C overnight with anti-FLAG mouse MAb (1E6), anti-V5 mouse MAb (SV5-Pk1), anti-myc mouse MAb (9E10; Wako), anti-phospho-IRF7 (anti-pIRF7) (S471/472) rabbit polyclonal antibody (Cell Signaling Technology), anti-pIRF7 (S477) rabbit MAb (D7E1W; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-IRF7 mouse MAb (F-1; Santa Cruz), anti-actin mouse MAb (AC-74; Sigma), anti-GAPDH (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) rabbit MAb (D16H11; Cell Signaling Technology), or anti-histone H1 mouse MAb (AE-4; Santa Cruz).
Techniques: Transfection, Lysis, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Synthesized, Expressing, In Vitro