GST, GST-MUC1-CD, and GST-MUC1-CD(AQA) were prepared as described (28 (link)). GST-tagged BMI1 was generated by PCR amplification of the pT3-EF1a-BMI1 plasmid (Addgene) and subcloning into the pGEX-5X-1 expression vector (GE Healthcare, Pittsburg, PA, USA). Purified GST-MUC1-CD and GST-MUC1-CD(AQA) were cleaved with thrombin to remove the GST moiety (30 (link)). For bindings assays, purified proteins were incubated for 2 h at room temperature. Adsorbates to glutathione-conjugated beads were analyzed by immunoblotting.