Human WT
TXNDC5, HA-tagged mutant TXNDC5-AAA and human
TGFBR1-Myc-Flag-tagged mRNA were transfected into NIH-3T3 fibroblasts using
Lipofectamine MessengerMAX (Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, USA) for 4 h according to manufacturer’s instructions. Protein lysates from NIH-3T3 were incubated with mouse anti-Flag tag monoclonal antibody (Cell Signaling Technology, MA,USA, #8146) or
mouse IgG isotype control (Cell Signaling Technology, MA,USA, #5415 S) with protein G magnetic beads and collected with a magnetic stand. IP of WT or mutant TXNDC5 was conducted using a
magnetic IP kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, USA). Proteins co-immunoprecipitated with Flag-tag, TXNDC5, or HA were eluted and subjected to gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting using the antibodies described above.
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