In vitro priming activities of selected ε RNAs showing reduced DNA accumulation in cells. Hui Feng Ping Chen Fei Zhao Michael Nassal Kanghong Hu 10.1371/journal.pone.0072798.g006 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_In_vitro_priming_activities_of_selected_949_RNAs_showing_reduced_DNA_accumulation_in_cells_/777059 <p>(A) Increased priming signals by co-expression of wild-type ε RNA and increased α-<sup>32</sup>P-dATP concentration. FLAG-tagged HBV P protein from cells transfected with only the P protein vector (lane P), or cotransfected with a wild-type ε RNA expression vector (lanes P + ε) was immobilized on anti-FLAG antibody beads. One third each of the immunoprecipitate was incubated with 1 µl or 2 µl of α-<sup>32</sup>P-dATP (3,000 Ci/mmol) as reported <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072798#pone.0072798-Jones1" target="_blank">[44]</a>; subsequently, the beads were boiled in SDS-PAGE sample buffer, and the released material was analyzed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. The remaining one third of the immunopellet was analyzed for FLAG-tagged P protein by Western blotting (panel anti-FLAG). (B) In vitro priming activities of selected ε RNA variants. FLAG-tagged P protein complexes with the indicated ε RNAs were expressed, affinity purified and subjected to in vitro priming conditions as in (A), using 2 µl α-<sup>32</sup>P-dATP. The molecular mass marker positions indicated on the left (in kDa) are approximations inferred from the respective marker protein positions on the SDS-PAGE gels used for the anti-FLAG immunoblots which were run in parallel under identical conditions. Numbers below the autoradiogram indicate mean signal intensities ± standard deviation from two independent experiments relative to that produced by the wild-type ε RNA complex which was set to 100.</p> 2013-08-20 01:38:13 Biochemistry Nucleic acids rna microbiology Virology Viral replication Viral nucleic acid Viral packaging Viral replication complex Viral enzymes Gastroenterology and hepatology Liver diseases Infectious hepatitis Hepatitis B vitro priming activities rnas reduced dna accumulation