Evaluation of the predicted CPEB2-interacting amino acid residues in eEF2. (a) Salient features of mouse eEF2, showing the various domains and the mutated amino acids in domain V. mut 1, G778A, T779A, and P780A; mut 2, F794A; mut 3, D815A. (b) Reciprocal co-IP. The 293T cells expressing myc-CPEB2 along with wt or mutant flag-eEF2 or control GFP were harvested and then precipitated with flag or myc IgG. The precipitated substances were used for western blotting with myc and flag antibodies. IP, immunoprecipitation; IB, immunoblotting; IgG H.C., IgG heavy chain. (c) HeLa cells transfected with the plasmid expressing shRNA against human eEF2 (siheEF2) were harvested after 4-day puromycin selection for western blotting. HeLa cells transfected with the eEF2 knockdown plasmid along with flag-tagged wt or mutant mouse eEF2 after 4-day selection with puromycin and G418 were used for (d) S35-met/cys-labeling of synthesized proteins or (e) western blotting with the denoted antibodies. The normalized HIF-1α protein level (HIF-1α/β-actin signal) was calculated and expressed as mean ± SEM from three independent experiments. 2-tailed Student’s t-test, * < 0.05.