The Center for Cancer Systems Biology (Dana Farber Cancer Institute)-Broad Human Kinase ORF collection plasmid kit (Johannessen et al., 2010 (link); Yang et al., 2011 (link))[2, 5] was a gift from William Hahn and David Root (Addgene kit # 1000000014). Each kinase ORF in pDONR-223 vector was cloned into pEZYmyc-His or pEZYflag Gateway destination vectors via LR Clonase II Plus enzyme (Thermo Fisher Scientific) reaction for 4 hr at room temperature followed by transformation into DH5α competent cells and selection from ampicillin-containing LB agar plate. Each kinase ORF expressing clone was confirmed by sequencing analysis.
For screening responsible kinases for NDEL1 S336/S332 phosphorylation, FLAG-NDEL1 plasmid and the expressing clone plasmid were transfected into HEK293 cells and incubated for 48 hr. pEGFP-C3 plasmid and MYC-hTARA construct were transfected with FLAG-NDEL1 to be used as a negative control and a positive control, respectively. Cells were lysed into 1X ELB lysis buffer (50 mM Tris pH 8.0, 250 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 0.1% NP-40) supplemented with 2 mM NaPPi, 10 mM NaF, 2 mM Na3VO4, 1 mM DTT, and protease inhibitor cocktail (Roche, Mannheim, Germany). The lysates were subjected to immunoblotting with FLAG antibody. The candidate kinases were selected by the increment of NDEL1 phosphorylation evidenced by the band shift.
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