(ThermoScientific) with PhosSTOP phosphatase inhibitor (Roche) and cOmplete
ULTRA mini protease inhibitor (Roche). 20μg of protein was separated
on a 4–12% Bis-Tris protein gel (Novex), transferred using
the iBlot2 Gel Transfer device (ThermoScientific) onto a nitrocellulose
membrane (Novex) gel, blocked with Rockland Blocking Buffer (Rockland) and
incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies anti-TREX1
(Abcam, ab185228, 1:1000), anti-IRF3 (Cell Signaling,
4302S, 1:1000), anti-phospho-IRF3 (Cell Signaling,
4947S, 1:1000), anti-LINE-1ORF1p (Millipore,
MABC1152, 1:1000), and anti- β-Actin (Abcam,
ab8226, 1:7000), diluted in 3% BSA. The
following day, the cells were incubated with the secondary antibodies for
two hours at room temperature and imaged and quantified using the Odyssey
CLx imaging system (Licor).