Nature - USA (2020-01-23)

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Extended Data Fig. 2 | RREB1 interacts with SMAD and binds to TGF-β target
genes. a, Western blot analysis of RREB1 and HA–RREB1 levels in SMAD4-
restored PDA cells stably transduced with a HA–RREB1 vector. Tubulin
immunoblotting was used as loading control. Data are representative of two
independent experiments. b, Proximity ligation assay showing TGF-β-
dependent proximity between RREB1, SMAD2/3 and SMAD4 in the nucleus.
Scale bars, 30 μm. Data are representative of two independent experiments.
c, Quantification of PLA signals in b. Cell numbers (n) of each group are
indicated in the graph, two-tailed unpaired t-test. Data are mean ± s.d.
*P < 0.0001, P < 0.001. d, SMAD4-restored PDA cells expressing HA–RREB1


were treated with TGF-β for 1.5 h, lysed and immunoprecipitated (IP) with the
indicated antibodies. The immune complexes were collected and subjected to
western blot with the antibodies indicated on the left. Data are representative
of two independent experiments. e, Heat map of ChIP–seq tag densities for
SMAD2/3 and HA–RREB1 in genomic regions ±3 kb from the centre of SMAD2/3
binding peaks in SMAD4-restored PDA cells that were treated with SB505124 or
TGF-β for 1.5 h and subjected to SMAD2/3 and HA–RREB1 ChIP–seq analysis.
ChIP–seq was performed once, and an independent ChIP was performed in
which selective genomic regions were confirmed by qPCR.
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