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Screening and identification of proteins interacting with IL-24 by the yeast two-hybrid screen, Co-IP, and FRET assays

Anticancer Drugs. 2016 Apr;27(4):318-27. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000343.

Abstract

Interleukin-24 (IL-24) is an ideal tumor-suppressor gene, but the mechanisms underlying its antitumor specificity remain to be elucidated. The best way to investigate these problems is to begin from the initiation of corresponding signaling cascades activated by IL-24 with screening and identifying those proteins that interacted with IL-24. With the aim of identifying these initial interactions, a yeast two-hybrid screening was performed by transforming AH109 cells containing PGBKT7-IL-24 with a liver cDNA plasmid library. These cells were then plated on synthetic nutrient medium (SD/-Trp/-Leu/-His) for the first screening and on quadruple dropout medium containing X-α-gal for the second screening. Positive colonies were further verified by repeating the MATE experiments, co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) analysis, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays in vitro. Following the yeast two-hybrid screening, 15 genes were selected for sequencing, with two genes, HLA-C and NDUFA13, further verified using Co-IP assays and FRET assays. Both HLA-C and NDUFA13 were found to interact with IL-24. We found that HLA-C and NDUFA13 could interact with IL-24 and it may be involved in the signal induced by IL-24. Overall, this study contributes further insight into the cancer-specific apoptosis-inducing abilities of IL-24 to potentially enhance its therapeutic potential, and it also provides outlets for other biological functions of IL-24.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / genetics
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
  • Gene Library
  • Golgi Apparatus / metabolism
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics
  • HLA-C Antigens / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Interleukins / genetics
  • Interleukins / metabolism*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / genetics
  • NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Protein Transport
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • DNA, Complementary
  • HLA-C Antigens
  • Interleukins
  • interleukin-24
  • NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases
  • NDUFA13 protein, human