RbpA was conjugated with the sulfhydryl- reactive dye, DyLight 633 Maleimide (Thermo Scientific), as described (24 (link)). Labeled RbpA (1.6 μM) was incubated with different concentrations of the σB subunit (0.8, 1.6 and 3.2 μM) in 10 μl of TB at 37°C for 10 min. Samples were analyzed on 5–10% native PAGE in Tris–glycine buffer. Gels were scanned with a Typhoon 9400 Imager (GE Healthcare).