Journal: Communications Biology
Article Title: TRIM21 promotes K63-linked ubiquitination of ALKBH5 and suppresses cuproptosis via down-regulation of LIAS in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-09201-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Co-immunoprecipitation assays revealing that OGT and ALKBH5 can interact with each other. B Myc-OGT plasmid, along with HA-UB and Flag-ALKBH5, was transfected into HEK-293T cells, western blot showed overexpression of myc-OGT promoted the ubiquitination of ALKBH5. C Western blot showing co-transfection of TRIM21 with OGT augmented ALKBH5 ubiquitination. D Co-IP followed by western blot showing overexpression of OGT led to an increase in O-glycosylation of ALKBH5. E Co-IP followed by western blot showing knockdown of OGT led to the decrease in the binding of ALKBH5 and TRIM21, also induced upregulation of LIAS. F Co-IP followed by western blot analysis showing reduced ALKBH5 O-glycosylation and interaction with TRIM21 upon introducing the OGT inhibitor OSMI-1 in different concentrations. G A significant negative correlation in protein expression between the co-expression of OGT and TRIM21 with LIAS, Lipoylated-DLAT (Lip-DLAT), and Lipoylated-DLST (Lip-DLST) expression was observed by western blot, upon OSMI-1 treatment, the expressions of Lip-DLAT, Lip-DLST, and LIAS were restored. H Protein expression showing negative correlation between OGT and TRIM21 with LIAS, Lipoylated-DLAT (Lip-DLAT), and Lipoylated-DLST (Lip-DLST) after OGT or TRIM21 knockdown. I Following treatment with a gradient of OSMI-1 concentrations, nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation experiments showed that OSMI-1 inhibited ALKBH5's accumulation in the nucleus.
Article Snippet: The primary Abs against human LIAS (11577-1-AP; Proteintech; concentration: 1:1000), human TRIM21 (12108-1-AP; Proteintech; concentration: 1:1000), human ALKBH5 (16837-1-AP; Proteintech; concentration: 1:1000), human IGF2BP3 (A23295; Abclonal; concentration: 1:1000), DYKDDDDK Tag (14793; Cell Signaling Technology; concentration: 1:1000), Myc-Tag (2278; Cell Signaling Technology; concentration: 1:1000) and HA-Tag (3724; Cell Signaling Technology; concentration: 1:1000) were diluted according to the instructions.
Techniques: Immunoprecipitation, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, Western Blot, Over Expression, Ubiquitin Proteomics, Cotransfection, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Glycoproteomics, Knockdown, Binding Assay, Expressing, Fractionation