Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: ZCCHC4 Promotes Translation of Replication-dependent Histone mRNAs by Recruiting Cytoplasmic eIF3 complex
doi: 10.1101/2025.06.21.660898
Figure Lengend Snippet: a, Western blot analysis of ZCCHC4 in the subcellular fractions of HeLa and PLC/PRF/5 cells. Tubulin was used as a cytoplasmic marker, Histone H1.2 and Histone H3 as the nuclear markers. b, Identification of ZCCHC4 interacting partners. ZCCHC4 complex was purified from ZCCHC4-FH stable cells using immunoaffinity purification. Eluted proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and analyzed by silver staining. c, ZCCHC4 associates with the multiple subunits of the eIF3 complex (highlighted by red dots) in mass spectrometry analysis. d, Western blot confirmed that eIF3H and PDCD4 are the binding proteins of ZCCHC4. e, GO analysis of ZCCHC4-associated proteins identified by mass spectrometry. f, g, Global protein synthesis in ZCCHC4 knockout (KO) and control cells was measured by puromycin assay in Hela cells ( f, left) and PLC/PRF/5 ( f, right) cells. Quantification of protein expression levels is shown in ( g ). h-j, Polysome profiling were showed the change of global translation after ZCCHC4 knockout in Hela cells ( h, up) and PLC/PRF/5 cells ( i ). Western blot confirms fractionation integrity in Hela cells using 40S (RPS6) and 60S (RPL14) ribosomal markers, with GAPDH as a ribosome-free loading control ( h, down). The experiment was repeated three times, and the ratio of poly- to mono- (AUC) was statistically analyzed ( j ). Note: g , j , One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s test. * P <0.05, *** P <0.001. Data were presented as mean ± SD (n=3).
Article Snippet: The corresponding antibodies included anti-ZCCHC4 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Abcam, ab209901), anti-RPS6 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 66886-1-Ig), anti-RPL14 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 14991-1-AP), anti-CDKN1A antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 10355-1-AP), anti-puromycin antibody with 1:1000 dilution (ABclonal, A21205), anti-H2B antibody with 1:2000 dilution (PTM-1007), anti-H2A antibody with 1:2000 dilution (ABclonal, A3692), anti-H2AZ antibody with 1:2000 dilution (Proteintech, 16441-1-AP), anti-HistoneH1.2 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 19649-1-AP), anti HistoneH3 antibody with 1:2000 dilution (ABclonal, A22348), anti-α-Tubulin antibody with 1:3000 dilution (Proteintech, 80762-1-RR), anti-EIF3H antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 11310-1-AP), anti-EIF3A antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 26178-1-AP), anti-PDCD4 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (Proteintech, 12587-1-AP), anti-CyclinB1 antibody with 1:1000 dilution (ABclonal, A19037), anti-GAPDH antibody with 1:5000 dilution (Proteintech, 10494-1-AP), anti-β-actin antibody with 1:3000 dilution (SAB Signalway Antibody, 52901), and anti-Flag antibody with 1:2000 dilution (Sigma, F1804).
Techniques: Western Blot, Marker, Purification, Immunoaffinity Purification, SDS Page, Silver Staining, Mass Spectrometry, Binding Assay, Knock-Out, Control, Expressing, Fractionation