pestle) in Tris buffer containing (in mmol/L): 50 Tris-HCl, 200 NaCl, 20
NaF, 1 Na3VO4, 1 DTT [pH 7.4] and protease inhibitor
cocktail. Protein concentration was determined by BCA assay. The homogenate
(1 mg protein) was suspended in dilution medium containing (in mmol/L): 50
Tris-HCl, 154 NaCl, 1% CHAPS, 1 NaF, 1 Na3VO4 [pH 7.4]
and protease inhibitor cocktail. CASK, NaV1.5 or CaMKII,
respectively, were immunoprecipitated with rabbit polyclonal anti-CASK (1.4
mg/ml, Abcam, discontinued, AB11343), rabbit polyclonal
anti-NaV1.5 (1 mg/ml, Alomone, ASC-013) or rabbit polyclonal
anti-CaMKII antibody (1 mg/ml32 (link), Don Bers' lab) by preincubation at 4°C
overnight in protein G–sepharose Fast Flow (prewashed; 2 hours,
4°C; Amersham Biosciences). As control, rabbit polyclonal
anti-calsequestrin (1 mg/ml, Thermo Scientific) was used. After
centrifugation, pellets were washed with Tris buffer containing (in mmol/L):
50 Tris-HCl, 154 NaCl [pH 7.4], and immunoprecipitated proteins were eluted
in 2X Laemmli sample buffer containing 4% β-mercaptoethanol (30
minutes, 37°C) followed by centrifugation. Supernatants were
subjected to Western blotting.