Protein samples were denatured by boiling at 95°C for 3 min in protein-loading buffer [2% (w/v) SDS, 100 mM DTT, 0.05% (v/v) BPB, and 10% (v/v) glycerol], resolved by SDS-PAGE, and transferred to 0.2-μm polyvinylidene difluoride membrane (Wako) using the semi-dry system (Trans-blot Turbo, Bio-Rad). The membrane was blocked in 4% (w/v) skim milk (Nacalai) in 1× phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) supplemented with 0.1% (v/v) Tween 20 and further incubated with the following antibodies: anti-Aub antibody (1:500; guinea pig) (80 (link)), anti-GFP antibody (1:2000; Clontech, rabbit), anti-Ago1 antibody (1:1000; Abcam, Ab5070, rabbit), anti-Ago2 antibody (1:100; guinea pig) (25 (link)), anti-Piwi (1:10; mouse, P4D2), anti-FLAG M2-peroxidase [horseradish peroxidase (HRP)] (1:5000; Sigma-Aldrich, #A8592), anti-H3K18Ac (1:2000; Active Motif, #39756), anti-H3K27Ac (1:2000; Active Motif, #39136), anti-H4K8Ac (1:2000; Active Motif, #61104), anti-H4K12Ac (1:2000; Active Motif, #39928), anti-guinea pig immunoglobulins-HRP (1:1000; Dako), anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG)–HRP (1:3000; Bio-Rad), anti-mouse IgG-HRP (1:3000; Bio-Rad). The chemiluminescent signals were obtained by using Chemi-Lumi One (Nacalai) and detected by Chemidoc MP Imaging system (Bio-Rad). The images were processed by using Pixelmator or Fiji. The immunoblot signals were quantified by using Fiji.
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