Immunoprecipitation was performed according to our previously published method.59 (link) The gut epithelial cells were lysed in immunoprecipitation lysis buffer (Pierce, Rockford, IL) containing 10% phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. Protein A/G magnetic beads (Pierce) were first added into the cell lysates for preclearing. The supernatant was collected after centrifuging at 12,000 rpm and then immunoprecipitated overnight at 4°C with the antibodies or control antibodies. Protein A/G magnetic beads were added into the cell lysates and incubated for an additional 3 hours. After being washed 5 times, the lysates were denatured and resolved by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
For immunoblotting, hybridizations with primary antibodies were conducted for 1 hour at room temperature in blocking buffer. The protein–antibody complexes were detected using peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (Proteintech) and enhanced chemiluminescence (Millipore).