Journal: eLife
Article Title: Erythrocyte invasion-neutralising antibodies prevent Plasmodium falciparum RH5 from binding to basigin-containing membrane protein complexes
doi: 10.7554/eLife.83681
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) The upper panel shows the trace from size exclusion chromatography of n -dodecyl-β-D-maltose and cholesterol hemisuccinate (DDM/CHS)-solubilised ghost membrane proteins fractionated on a Superdex 200 increase 10/300 column (blue) and for full-length basigin purified from insect cells in CHAPS and exchanged into DDM:CHS (green). The elution volumes of molecular weight standards are indicated above the trace. Fractions collected are demarcated by vertical red dotted lines. The lower panel shows western blots of fractions 2–14. Representative blots for basigin (40–65 kDa, upper panel), PMCA (~138 kDa, upper middle panel), and MCT1 (~45 kDa, lower middle panel) show that all three proteins co-elute predominantly in fractions 7–9. The lower panel shows the equivalent blot for full-length basigin (FL-BSG), related to the green trace. Data shown are representative from n=2 biological replicates. ( b ) Western blot analysis of 2D blue native PAGE/SDS-PAGE separations of human erythrocyte membrane solubilisates before (upper panel) and after pre-incubation with anti-basigin antibody (lower panel). Blot membranes were stained with antibodies specific for PMCA1/4, basigin and MCT1. Markers of apparent complex size indicate the positions of known mitochondrial respiratory chain (super)complexes run in a separate gel lane. Binding of the antibody led to a full size-shift of both PMCA1/4-basigin and MCT1-basigin complexes, whereas no signal of free basigin could be observed in the low molecular weight range, even after overexposure of the blot. Data shown are representative from n=2 biological replicates. ( c ) The left-hand panel shows representative western blot images depicting sequential depletion of PMCA (upper panel) and MCT1 (upper-middle panel). Depletion of both transporters leads to reduced basigin levels, while levels of glycophorin C are unaffected in each fraction, again confirming that basigin is in complex with PMCA or MCT1. The remaining panels show densitometry plots obtained from inverted images of the western blots. Mean integrated band densities are shown with error bars as the standard error of the mean (n=3) and represent technical replicates. ( d ) Bar diagram depicting molecular abundances (abundance norm spec values) of the indicated proteins in depleting affinity purifications with anti-basigin and anti-neuroplastin (NPTN) antibodies from mildly solubilised human erythrocyte membranes as determined by mass spectrometry. The abundance for all proteins was 0 after affinity purification with an IgG control. Data shown are representative from n=8 biological replicates for basigin and n=5 biological replicates for neuroplastin. Figure 1—source data 1. Data associated with . Figure 1—source data 2. Gels and blots associated with .
Article Snippet: All antibodies tested were acquired from commercial sources: anti-TRA-1–85/CD147 antibody (R&D Systems, MAB3195-SP), anti-MCT1 polyclonal antibody (Almone Labs LTD, distributed by Thermo Fisher Scientific, AMT-011), and anti-PMCA polyclonal antibody (Invitrogen, distributed by Thermo Fisher Scientific, PA5-107073).
Techniques: Size-exclusion Chromatography, Membrane, Purification, Molecular Weight, Western Blot, Blue Native PAGE, SDS Page, Incubation, Staining, Binding Assay, Mass Spectrometry, Affinity Purification