RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay was executed by using Magna RNA RIP Kit (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) by following the manufacturer’s protocol. INS-1E cells were lysed by using RIP lysis buffer (Beyotime) and incubated with magnetic beads conjugated with Argonaute-2 (Ago2, Millipore, MA, USA) or control immunoglobulin G (IgG, Millipore) at 4ʹC overnight. Detachment of the complex was with proteinase K (Sigma-Aldrich), and the bound RNA was identified by RT-qPCR [14 (link)].
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