The Centriolar Satellite Protein AZI1 Interacts with BBS4 and Regulates Ciliary Trafficking of the BBSome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a well-known ciliopathy with mutations reported in 18 different genes. Most of the protein products of the BBS genes localize at or near the primary cilium and the centrosome. Near the centrosome, BBS proteins interact with centriolar satellite proteins, and the BBSome (a complex of seven BBS proteins) is believed to play a role in transporting ciliary membrane proteins. However, the precise mechanism by which BBSome ciliary trafficking activity is regulated is not fully understood. Here, we show that a centriolar satellite protein, AZI1 (also known as CEP131), interacts with the BBSome and regulates BBSome ciliary trafficking activity. Furthermore, we show that AZI1 interacts with the BBSome through BBS4. AZI1 is not involved in BBSome assembly, but accumulation of the BBSome in cilia is enhanced upon AZI1 depletion. Under conditions in which the BBSome does not normally enter cilia, such as in BBS3 or BBS5 depleted cells, knock down of AZI1 with siRNA restores BBSome trafficking to cilia. Finally, we show that azi1 knockdown in zebrafish embryos results in typical BBS phenotypes including Kupffer's vesicle abnormalities and melanosome transport delay. These findings associate AZI1 with the BBS pathway. Our findings provide further insight into the regulation of BBSome ciliary trafficking and identify AZI1 as a novel BBS candidate gene.
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. PLoS Genet 10(2): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004083
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Summary
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a well-known ciliopathy with mutations reported in 18 different genes. Most of the protein products of the BBS genes localize at or near the primary cilium and the centrosome. Near the centrosome, BBS proteins interact with centriolar satellite proteins, and the BBSome (a complex of seven BBS proteins) is believed to play a role in transporting ciliary membrane proteins. However, the precise mechanism by which BBSome ciliary trafficking activity is regulated is not fully understood. Here, we show that a centriolar satellite protein, AZI1 (also known as CEP131), interacts with the BBSome and regulates BBSome ciliary trafficking activity. Furthermore, we show that AZI1 interacts with the BBSome through BBS4. AZI1 is not involved in BBSome assembly, but accumulation of the BBSome in cilia is enhanced upon AZI1 depletion. Under conditions in which the BBSome does not normally enter cilia, such as in BBS3 or BBS5 depleted cells, knock down of AZI1 with siRNA restores BBSome trafficking to cilia. Finally, we show that azi1 knockdown in zebrafish embryos results in typical BBS phenotypes including Kupffer's vesicle abnormalities and melanosome transport delay. These findings associate AZI1 with the BBS pathway. Our findings provide further insight into the regulation of BBSome ciliary trafficking and identify AZI1 as a novel BBS candidate gene.
Introduction
Primary cilia are organized from centrioles that move to the cell periphery and form basal bodies. From the centrioles, microtubules extend and protrude from the cell surface to produce a cilium. Primary cilia house several signaling pathway receptors such as Hedgehog, Wnt and PDGFR, and are essential for tissue homeostasis, photoreceptor function, and olfaction [1], [2], [3]. Defective cilium formation leads to a shared set of phenotypes including retinal degeneration, polydactyly, situs inversus, hydrocephaly, and polycystic kidney disease, which are features of several pleiotropic genetic disorders including Alström syndrome (ALMS), Nephronophthisis (NPHP), Joubert Syndrome, and Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) [4], [5], [6]. Many ciliary proteins form complexes and functional networks. For example, NPHP and MKS proteins form a modular complex at the transition zone that functions as a ciliary gate [7], [8], [9], [10], and intraflagellar transport (IFT) proteins form complexes involved in ciliary protein trafficking [11]. Similarly, seven BBS proteins and BBIP10 form a stable octameric complex, the BBSome [12], [13].
The BBSome localizes to both centriolar satellites and cilia and aberrant localization of several ciliary proteins including MCHR1, SSTR3, and dopamine receptor 1 has been observed in Bbs2 and Bbs4 null brain [14], [15]. In addition, interaction of BBS4 with other centriolar satellite proteins such as PCM1, and interaction of BBS9 with LZTFL1 have been reported [16], [17]. However, more BBSome cargoes and BBSome interacting proteins in mammalian cells and tissues remain to be identified, and the precise mechanisms by which BBSome trafficking activity is regulated remain to be determined.
In this study, we use a previously described transgenic Bbs4 mouse model [18] to identify additional BBSome interacting proteins. We report a centriolar satellite protein, AZI1, as a novel BBSome interacting protein, which physically binds with the BBSome via BBS4. BBS4 is a BBSome subunit known to localize to centriolar satellites, and the final subunit added during BBSome assembly [19]. It has been proposed that satellite proteins such as PCM1 interact with BBS4 prior to its incorporation into the BBSome [20]. Consistent with this hypothesis, we observed a separate centriolar satellite pool of BBS4 apart from the BBSome complex in HEK293T cells. Our results indicate that AZI1 is part of the PCM1-dependent centriolar complex containing BBS4. We also show that depletion of AZI1 does not affect BBSome complex formation, but decreases cilia formation and enhances trafficking of the BBSome to cilia. Finally, using zebrafish as a model, we show that azi1 morphants are similar to bbs morphants, a finding that further implicates AZI1 with the BBS pathway, and makes AZI1 a BBS candidate gene.
Results
Identification of AZI1 as a BBSome interacting protein
To isolate BBSome interacting proteins in vivo, we generated a transgenic mouse line expressing LAP (localization and purification) tagged human BBS4 gene [18]. Tissue lysates from transgenic mice were used for tandem affinity purification (TAP) in a manner similar to that previously described [17]. Although we could detect all BBSome components and Lztfl1 readily, we were not able to detect any other novel interacting proteins. We reasoned that most of the transiently interacting BBSome cargos and regulators are lost during the TAP procedure. Therefore, we decided to perform a single step immunoprecipitation (IP) to increase the chance of precipitating weakly interacting proteins. Whole tissue lysates from transgenic and wild type testis were used for IP. Using anti-GFP affinity beads, we pulled down all seven BBSome subunits from the transgenic sample (Fig. 1A); in addition, we were able to detect and identify a 120 KDa band as azacytidine-induced protein 1 (AZI1; also known as CEP131) (Fig. 1A, Fig. S1). Interestingly, Staples et al. [21] did not detect interaction of AZI1 with BBS4, which could be due to lack commercial BBS4 antibody that specifically detects BBS4.
AZI1 maps to chromosome 17q25.3 in humans and the syntenic region of chromosome 11 in mouse. Eight different transcriptional variants of AZI1 have been predicted in human, among which seven are predicted to produce proteins. Homology searches have shown that AZI1 is highly conserved in taxa with a cilium or flagellum, particularly in organisms with canonical IFT and compartmentalized cilia [22].
AZI1 interacts with BBS4 and other centriolar satellite proteins
To determine the AZI1 interacting subunit of the BBSome, 293T cells were transfected with individual BBSome subunits (with FLAG tags) and cell lysates were precipitated with FLAG affinity beads. AZI1 was specifically precipitated with BBS4 (Fig. 1B). We also compared the supernatants of FLAG-BBS4 expressing cells and 293T control cells. Western blotting with AZI1 antibody showed that about 50% of AZI1 is associated with BBS4 (Fig. 1C). Transiently transfected plasmids often fail to pull down weakly or indirectly interacting proteins; therefore, we performed additional IP experiments utilizing 293T cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged BBSome subunits (BBS4, BBS5, BBS8, and BBS9) (Fig. 1D). Using these stable cell lines, we were able to precipitate AZI1 with all individual BBSome subunits used, with the band resulting from BBS4 IP being the strongest compared to the other BBS proteins. These results indicate that AZI1 interacts with the BBSome through BBS4.
To confirm the interaction of AZI1 with the BBSome and to test its association with other centriolar satellite proteins, we generated 293T cells stably expressing FLAG tagged AZI1. Lysates from this stable cell line and parental cells (as a negative control) were subjected to co-IP with FLAG affinity beads, followed by Western blot analysis. Along with FS-AZI1, centriolar satellite proteins CEP290 and PCM1 were precipitated (Fig. S2A). In addition, all BBSome subunits tested (BBS4, BBS5, BBS7, BBS8, and BBS9) were also precipitated with AZI1. These results confirm that AZI1 is part of the centriolar satellite complex and interacts with the BBSome. Along with FS-AZI1, endogenous AZI1 was also precipitated suggesting that AZI1 forms a homo-oligomer (Fig. S2A). Interaction of endogenous AZI1 and BBSome proteins was verified by IP using AZI1 antibody in 293T cells (Fig. 1E).
We next examined whether AZI1 and the BBSome co-localize. Previously, we showed that a subset of GFP-BBS4 and endogenous BBS9 localize to the centriolar satellites in RPE1 cells [12], [17]. Here, we show that AZI1 co-localizes with BBS4 in our GFP-BBS4 expressing cells (Fig. 2B). We transfected HA-tagged AZI1 construct in IMCD3 cells and found that PCM1 also co-localizes with AZI1 in ciliated as well as non-ciliated cells (Fig. 2A); results from 293T cells stably expressing FS-AZI1 or FS-PCM1 show similar co-localization (Fig. S2B).
Satellite protein expression and localization is independent of AZI1 expression
Since AZI1 interacts with the BBSome and satellite proteins, we wanted to evaluate the effect of AZI1 depletion on those proteins. First, we tested the efficacy of our AZI1 siRNAs by Western blot analysis (Fig. 2C) and by immunofluorescence microscopy (Fig. 2D); significant loss of AZI1 by each siRNA used was observed with both methods. Then we performed Western blot analysis on AZI1 depleted cells using antibody against various satellite and BBSome proteins. Our result shows that AZI1 depletion does not affect expression of any BBSome or satellite proteins (Fig. 2C). Furthermore, AZI1 depletion did not change the centrosomal localization of CEP290 or PCM1 (Fig. S2C). We then depleted PCM1 and CEP290 and analyzed AZI1 localization in RPE-1 cells. Unlike non-ciliated U2O6 cells [21], CEP290 knockdown in our ciliated RPE-1 cells did not show significant change in centriolar localization of AZI1 (Fig. S4B); however, similar to previously reported data [21], [23], loss of AZI1 from the centriolar satellite was observed upon depletion of PCM1 (Fig. 2D). Interestingly, a pool of AZI1 at the core centriolar region remains intact despite PCM1 knockdown (inset Fig. 2D). The results indicate that the satellite pool but not the core centriolar localization of AZI1 is dependent on PCM1.
BBS4 forms a separate centriolar satellite complex with PCM1 and AZI1
Since AZI1 interacts with BBS4, we posited that AZI1 would fractionate with BBS4 in a sucrose gradient. Therefore, we performed sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation and fractionation of 293T cell lysates followed by SDS-PAGE. Immunoblotting of the fractions with different BBS proteins, PCM1 and AZI1 antibodies revealed that BBS4 is fractionated in two distinct complexes: one with the BBSome subunits (fractions 12–13) and the other with PCM1 and AZI1 (fractions 15–16) (Fig. 3). BBS4 has been shown to be a satellite protein, which interacts with other large centriolar satellite proteins including PCM1 and Cep290 [16], [20], [24]. These findings and our results suggest that BBS4 is part of a satellite complex prior to its incorporation into the BBSome complex. Of note, such separation of BBS4 is not readily observed in testis lysates (Fig. S3) or in RPE-1 cells [12], [17], but is observed in RPE-1 cells expressing LAP-BBS4 (Fig. S3). It is likely that the centriolar pool of BBS4 is more evident when high amounts of BBS4 is free from the BBSome complex, such as in cells overexpressing BBS4 (LAP-BBS4) or in mostly proliferating, non-ciliated cells (293T).
To further explore whether the second pool of BBS4 is in fact a separate centriolar satellite pool, we knocked down PCM1 in 293T cells. Since PCM1 is essential for holding centriolar satellite together [21], [25], [26], [27], depletion of PCM1 diminished BBS4 from the centriolar satellite pool (fractions 15–16), but BBS4 in the BBSome (fraction 12–13) remained intact (Fig. 3). In contrast, knockdown of AZI1 did not alter the amount of BBS4 found in the BBSome or in the centriolar complex: BBS4 was detected in fractions 12–13 as well as 15–16. Furthermore, no significant change in the fractionation of PCM1 was observed in AZI1 depleted samples. Similar to control knockdown, PCM1 was observed in fraction 7 and 13–15 in AZI1 depleted cells. These results indicate that the centriolar satellite complex pool of BBS4 is dependent on the presence of PCM1 but not AZI1, and that the absence of either PCM1 or AZI1 does not affect BBSome formation.
AZI1 is a negative regulator of BBSome ciliary trafficking
Since AZI1 interacts with the BBSome, but BBSome assembly is not dependent on AZI1, we investigated the role of AZI1 in ciliary trafficking of the BBSome. First, we knocked down AZI1 using siRNAs in RPE-1 cells. We found that in contrast to blocked ciliogenesis upon knockdown of PCM1, depletion of AZI1 reduced cilia formation by approximately 50% (Fig. 4A). Second, we tested whether depletion of BBSome subunits has any effect on AZI1 localization and vice versa. siRNA-based knockdown of BBS genes had no effect on the centriolar satellite localization of AZI1 (Fig. S4). However, ablation of AZI1 expression altered the ciliary localization of the BBSome based on using BBS8, BBS9 and GFP-BBS4 as markers for the BBSome (Fig. 4B–E, 5A–B, S5). In control siRNA transfected RPE1 cells, 35% of the ciliated cells demonstrate ciliary localization of BBS9. AZI1 knockdown by three different siRNAs showed a significant increase of ciliary BBS9 to 58%, 60% or 65% (Fig. 4C, 4E, S5A). Similarly, BBS8 ciliary localization was increased to 70% upon AZI1 knockdown compared to 28% ciliary BBS8 in control cells (Fig. 4D–E). We also assessed the effect of AZI1 depletion on BBS4 by using RPE1 cells stably expressing GFP-BBS4. Approximately 20% of the ciliated cells contain ciliary GFP-BBS4 (Fig. 5A–B) in our stable cells. Upon AZI1 knockdown, ciliary localization of BBS4 increases to 38%, 35% or 44% respectively (Fig. 5A, 5B S5B). Conversely, overexpression of AZI1 significantly reduced ciliary localization of BBS8 and BBS9 (Fig. 5E and Fig. S6). These results indicate that the absence of AZI1 enhances ciliary localization of the entire BBSome, and implicates AZI1 as a negative regulator of ciliary BBSome trafficking.
Depletion of AZI1 restores BBSome trafficking to cilia in BBS3 and BBS5 depleted cells
Knockdown of LZTFL1, a BBSome interacting protein known to negatively regulate ciliary trafficking of the BBSome, has been shown to restore ciliary BBS8 and BBS9 in BBS3 and BBS5 depleted cells, which normally lack the BBSome proteins in cilia [17]. Since AZI1 also negatively regulates ciliary BBSome localization, we tested whether AZI1 knockdown has a similar effect. When BBS genes are knocked down, no BBS9 is seen in cilia with BBS9 accumulating at the centrosome or the ciliary base (Figs. 5C and S7). In contrast, siRNA knockdown of AZI1 in BBS3 or BBS5 depleted cells restores the ciliary localization of BBS9 (Figs. 5C–D). Although not as evident as in BBS3 and BBS5 depleted cells, similar rescue was observed in BBS2 and BBS8 depleted cells (Fig. S7). As seen with LZTFL1, knockdown of AZI1 in BBS1 depleted cells could not rescue BBS9 localization to cilia (Fig. S7); most BBS9 in those cells clustered around the centrosome.
AZI1 is involved in BBS dependent functions in zebrafish
Knockdown of BBS genes in zebrafish using morpholino oligonucleotides (MO) results in reduced Kupffer's vesicle (KV) and cilia formation ([28], [29], [30], [31]. It has also been demonstrated that azi1 knockdown in zebrafish resembles BBS morphants including shortened and scarce cilia in Kupffer's vesicles and randomized left-right symmetry [32]. Abnormal body curvature was also significantly increased in azi1 morphants (Figs. 6A–B). To distinguish the azi1-induced defects from general cilia function vs. BBS-related defects, we tested the impact of azi1 knockdown on BBS-associated phenotypes including melanosome transport and visual function [31], [33], [34].
Similar to bbs4 morphants, azi1 knockdown delays retrograde melanosome transport, causes vision defects as well as abnormalities in KV morphogenesis in zebrafish embryos (Figs. 6C–F). azi1 knockdown resulted in approximately 35% of zebrafish embryos having KV abnormalities, which is similar to the 30% abnormal KV observed in bbs4 MO treated embryos, and significantly different compared with the 12% abnormal KV observed in control morphant embryos (Fig. 6D). Another cardinal feature of BBS knockdown is delayed melanosome trafficking [28]. Similar to bbs4 knockdown, azi1 morphants demonstrate delayed retrograde trafficking of melanosomes compared to controls (Fig. 6E). In addition, vision startle response [35] was assessed in azi1 morphants by observing their responses to dark/light cues. For each fish the response was tested 5 times. On average, control MO treated fish respond to the dark/light cue, 4.2 out of 5 times; bbs4 and azi1 morphants respond 2 and 2.6 times, respectively (Fig. 6F), indicating that the bbs4 and azi1 deficient fish are visually impaired. Our data clearly indicate BBS-associated functions of azi1 in zebrafish.
Discussion
Recent work on AZI1 (CEP131) has implicated its role in cilia formation, genome stability, and tumor formation [21], [32], [36], [37]. Interaction of AZI1 with centriolar satellite proteins PCM1 and CEP290, as well as with microtubule motor protein p150, has been reported [21]. In the centrosome, PCM1 and CEP290 interact with each other, as well as with BBS4, which is also known to interact with p150 [16]. In this study, we identify and report AZI1 as a BBS4 interacting protein through which it interacts with the BBSome. We report that AZI1 interacts with PCM1 and BBS4, and negatively regulates trafficking of the BBSome to cilia. Upon PCM1 depletion, the localization of AZI1 to centriolar satellites is lost but its localization at the centriole is maintained with the help of pericentrin and CEP290 [21]. Localization of BBS4 to centriolar satellites is also dependent on PCM1 (Fig. 3); therefore, PCM1 acts as a scaffold upon which these satellite proteins interact. Interactions observed among AZI1, BBS4, PCM1, and CEP290 suggests that they are part of the same complex.
Interaction of BBS4 with satellite proteins and intrinsic BBS4 satellite localization independent of other BBSome proteins [19] indicate the possibility of a centriolar satellite complex containing BBS4, apart from the BBSome complex. We report such a PCM1-dependent satellite complex consisting of BBS4 in 293T and GFP-BBS4 cells. Lack of such a distinct complex in normal ciliated RPE cells indicates that the distinct centriolar pool of BBS4 is more evident when there is an excess of BBS4 or absence of primary cilia. It is likely that BBS4 has a higher affinity for the BBSome complex than it does for the satellite complex. In cells overexpressing BBS4, excess BBS4 cannot be incorporated into the BBSome complex, and in non-ciliated cells (such as proliferating 293T cells) BBSome complex formation may not be as robust as in ciliated cells. As a result, more BBS4 remains as a part of the centriolar satellite complex in those cells.
The proteins in the centriolar satellite appear to have a dual role: Recruiting proteins involved in cilia assembly to a location near the ciliary base, and controlling the entry of recruited proteins into the cilium. PCM1 functions as a scaffold protein to recruit centriolar satellite proteins and is essential for centriolar satellite formation and cilia assembly. Absence of PCM1 results in complete dispersal of satellite and BBS proteins [21], [25], [26], [27], and as a consequence the failure to form cilia or loss of cilia. AZI1, which also localizes to centriolar satellites, appears to restrict ciliary recruitment of the BBSome. Of note, AZI1 is not required to maintain the integrity of the centriolar complex, and the centriolar pool of BBS4 remains intact even in the absence of AZI1. Our results indicate that AZI1 is not involved in BBSome formation but it negatively affects ciliary recruitment of the BBSome.
Similar to PCM1, AZI1 binds to BBS4 and may play a role in sequestering BBS4 and limiting its availability for incorporation into the BBSome [20]. Therefore, one potential rate-limiting factor related to BBSome entry into cilia is the limited availability of the holo-BBSome that can enter cilia. It is likely that PCM1, with its binding role at the satellite, holds and sequesters BBS4 within the satellite complex with the assistance of AZI1. We showed previously that a partial BBSome complex (without BBS4) arrives at the centrosome to incorporate BBS4 as its last subunit [19] (Fig. 7). Upon the addition of BBS4 to the BBSome, the holo-BBSome can enter cilia while other satellite proteins remain at the ciliary base [17] (Fig. 7A). When AZI1 is depleted, more BBS4 can associate with the BBSome and more holo-BBSome is available for ciliary entry (Fig. 7B).
It should be noted that AZI1 interacts with BBS4 in the satellite complex, as well as with BBS4 when it is part of the complete BBSome (Fig. S2A). One possibility is that AZI1 transiently associates with the BBSome during transfer of BBS4 to the BBSome to complete the complex. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that AZI1 may directly regulate BBSome ciliary trafficking through phosphorylation or similar post translation modification events. Determination of the signals that regulate BBSome binding to AZI1 and its release for ciliary recruitment is an interesting area for future work. In addition, further study is essential to understand the precise mechanism by which AZI1 regulates BBSome ciliary entry.
The negative regulation of ciliary BBSome trafficking is also a characteristic of LZTFL1, a recently identified protein that interacts with the BBSome [17]. The recent discovery of an LZTFL1 mutation in a BBS patient [38] suggests that identifying new interacting proteins assists in discovery of novel disease causing genes. Our zebrafish data show that morpholino knockdown of azi1, similar to bbs gene knockdown, causes BBS-like phenotypes in zebrafish, and confirms the association of AZI1 with the BBS pathway in an animal model.
Methods
Ethics statement
The University Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Iowa approved all animal work in this study (animal protocol number: 1003062). Every person involved in handling mice was properly trained to the standards established by the committee.
Transgenic (LAP-BBS4) mice
LAP-BBS4 transgenic mice were described previously [18]. Genotypes for the lap-BBS4 transgene were determined using the following primers: GTCCTGCTGGAGTTCGTGAC and GGCGAAATATCAATGCTTGG).
Antibodies, plasmids, and reagents
BBS4 antibody was kindly provided by Dr. Maxence Nachury (Stanford University). Antibodies against AZI1 (HPA024019), BBS9 (HPA021289), BBS8 (HPA003310), anti-acetylated tubulin (6-11B-1), and FLAG affinity beads (A2220) were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO, USA); Antibodies against BBS7 (8961-1-AP) and BBS5 (5691-1-AP) were purchased from ProteinTech Group; antibody against PCM1 (A301-149A) from Bethyl Lab (Montgomery, TX, USA); GFP antibody (A11120), Alexa 488-conjugated, and Alexa 568-conjugated secondary antibodies were purchased from Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA, USA). S-agarose beads for immunoprecipitation were purchased from EMD/Millipore (San Diego, CA).
Expression vectors for BBS genes were described previously [30]. AZI1 was PCR amplified from a fetus cDNA library and cloned into CS2 plasmids with HA and FS (FLAG and S) tags. All small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were purchased from Dharmacon (ON-TARGETplus SMARTpool). siRNA against CEP290 was SMARTpool (L-014590-00-0005). For AZI1, individual ON-TARGETplus siRNA were purchased; J-02335-05 (AGAUUGAGCUGGUCAUUCA), J-02335-08 (CAACGGAGGCCCACAGACUU), J-02335-07 (CCUGAACGUCCUGGAUGA), and L-02335-00-0005 (SMARTPpool). All siRNAs were transfected at 50 nM concentrations with RNAiMAX (Invitrogen) following the manufacturer's protocol.
Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) and immunofluorescence
Mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation following IACUC guidelines and tissues were harvested for protein extraction. Co-IP on testis lysate was performed following the protocol described previously [12], [17], [39] and the purified proteins were separated in 4–12% NuPAGE gels (Invitrogen), and visualized with SilverQuest Silver Staining Kit (Invitrogen). Excised gel slices were submitted to the University of Iowa Proteomics Facility and proteins were identified by mass spectrometry using LC-MS/MS.
Co-IP on the 293T cells and the cells stably expressing FLAG-AZI1 were performed following the previously described protocol [17], [30]. For immunofluorescence, hTERT-RPE1 and 293T cells were seeded on glass cover slips in 24-well plates and maintained in DMEM/F12 or DMEM media (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% FBS. siRNA transfection, cell fixation, staining and microscopy were performed as described previously [17]. Cilia were counted after staining with acetylated α-tubulin and γ-tubulin to mark cilia and the basal body.
Quantitative real-time PCR and sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation
For gene knockdown, cells were transfected with siRNAs using RNAiMAX for 48 hrs. qPCR and/or Western blot analysis was used to confirm gene knockdown. RNA was extracted using IBI RNA extraction kit (cat# IBI47302) following the manufacturer's protocol and qPCR was performed as described previously [18].
For sucrose gradients, protein extract from one 10-cm dish of 293T cells transfected with PCM1, AZI1 or control siRNA was lysed and concentrated with a Microcon Centrifugal Filter Device (50,000 MWCO; Millipore). Sucrose gradient, TCA/acetone precipitation, SDSPAGE, and immunoblotting were performed as described previously [17].
Analysis of Kupffer's vesicle, melanosome transport assay, and vision startle response assay
All assays were performed as published [28], [33] using MOs against the translation start site of azi1 (MO- ATGGACTGCGGGTTGTATGCATCTT) and bbs4 [28].
Data analysis
Analysis of multiple groups was performed by one-way ANOVA, Student's t-test, Fisher's exact test or TUKEY as indicated. Error bars indicate SEM unless otherwise indicated.
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