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FIGURE 5. ARMER is an ER integral membrane protein. A. Cells expressing F-ARMER were homogenized (H) and separated into membrane (M) and supernatant (S) fractions. The membrane fraction was treated with TX-114 and separated into pellet (P), lower (L), and upper (U) phases. The membrane fraction was also treated with sodium carbonate and separated into pellet (P) and supernatant (S) fractions. Proteins were isolated from each fraction and separated by SDS-PAGE for Western blot. F-ARMER fractionates as an integral membrane protein. B. ARMER co-localizes with the ER marker calreticulin. Cells expressing Flag-tagged ARMER were examined by co-immunofluorescence using a mouse anti-Flag antibody followed by goat anti-mouse FITC to detect ARMER expression, visualized in green (left panel), and rabbit anti-calreticulin followed by goat anti-rabbit Alexa 594 to detect calreticulin, an ER marker, in red (middle panels). The merged image shows extensive overlap in yellow (right panel).
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