Western blot analysis was performed as previously reported [51 (link)]. Briefly, HeLa cells were collected and resuspended in lysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 5 mM EDTA, 250 mM NaCl, 0.1% Triton) complemented with protease (Thermo Scientific, A32953) and phosphatase inhibitors (Thermo Scientific, 88667). Total proteins were fractionated using SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and then transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL, USA). Membranes were probed with the following primary antibodies: mouse mAb anti-phospho-histone H2AX (γH2AX; Millipore, 05-636) and mouse mAb anti-β-actin (Sigma-Aldrich, A5441).
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