芳香烃受体核转运体
免疫沉淀
细胞生物学
转录因子
蛋白质亚单位
生物
核蛋白
内生
缺氧诱导因子
Gα亚单位
芳香烃受体
核定位序列
分子生物学
化学
生物化学
基因
细胞质
作者
Xiaofeng Zheng,Calvin Qing Wei Ho,Xiaowei Zheng,Kian Leong Lee,Katarina Gradin,Teresa Pereira,Per Olof Berggren,Yusuf Ali
摘要
Low oxygen levels (hypoxia) trigger a variety of adaptive responses with the Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) complex acting as a master regulator. HIF-1 consists of a heterodimeric oxygen-regulated α subunit (HIF-1α) and constitutively expressed β subunit (HIF-1β) also known as aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT), regulating genes involved in diverse processes including angiogenesis, erythropoiesis and glycolysis. The identification of HIF-1 interacting proteins is key to the understanding of the hypoxia signaling pathway. Besides the regulation of HIF-1α stability, hypoxia also triggers the nuclear translocation of many transcription factors including HIF-1α and ARNT. Notably, most of the current methods used to study such protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are based on systems where protein levels are artificially increased through protein overexpression. Protein overexpression often leads to non-physiological results arising from temporal and spatial artifacts. Here we describe a modified co-immunoprecipitation protocol following hypoxia treatment using endogenous nuclear proteins, and as a proof of concept, to show the interaction between HIF-1α and ARNT. In this protocol, the hypoxic cells were harvested under hypoxic conditions and the Dulbecco's Phosphate-Buffered Saline (DPBS) wash buffer was also pre-equilibrated to hypoxic conditions before usage to mitigate protein degradation or protein complex dissociation during reoxygenation. In addition, the nuclear fractions were subsequently extracted to concentrate and stabilize endogenous nuclear proteins and avoid possible spurious results often seen during protein overexpression. This protocol can be used to demonstrate endogenous and native interactions between transcription factors and transcriptional co-regulators under hypoxic conditions.
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