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Fig. 4. The RING domain is not absolutely required for the XPIASy activity. (A)
XPIASy modifies a small ratio of XSmad2 with SUMO-1. The indicated mRNAs of
Myc-tagged XSmad2 (0.5 ng), XPIASy (0.5 ng), flag-tagged
SUMO-1 (0.5 ng) and/or P
R (0.5 ng) were injected
into blastomeres at the two-cell stage. Status of XSmad2 protein was analyzed
at stage 10.5 by western blotting using Myc antibody. In addition, after
immunoprecipitation with Myc antibody, the amount of SUMOylated XSmad2 was
analyzed with Flag staining. (B) P
R still inhibits mesoderm marker
expression induced by XSmad2. The mRNAs of P
R (0.5
ng) or/and XSmad2 (0.5 ng) were injected into both blastomeres at
two-cell stage embryos. RT-PCR was performed using the animal caps as
described in the Materials and methods. (C) P
R still induces
ventralized structures in a dose-dependent manner. The
P
R mRNA was injected into the DMZ at the four-cell
stage at 1 ng (a), 3 ng (b) and 6 ng (c). The phenotypes were examined at
stage 27. (d) Uninjected embryo.