Western blot analyses were performed as described previously (9 (link), 33 (link)). Blots were probed with specific antibodies against PBF (9 (link), 33 (link)), 1:200; HA (Covance Research Products), 1:2000; p53(D0–1) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), 1:1000 and Rad6 (Abcam, #ab31917), 1:1000. Antigen-antibody complexes were detected using the ECL Plus chemiluminescent detection system (Amersham Biosciences). Actin expression was determined using mouse monoclonal anti-β actin antibody clone AC-15 (Sigma-Aldrich) at 1:10,000. Protein quantification was performed on cell lysates using the Bradford assay. To quantify detected bands by densitometry, blots were scanned into Photoshop (Adobe Systems) keeping all scanning parameters the same and analyzed using ImageJ software (34 ).