... p59OASL; lanes 2 and 3 (WASH), GST–MBD1 beads; lane 4, pull-downofp59OASLusingGST–MBD1beads;lanes 5and6 (WASH),GSTbeads; lane 7 (control), pull-down of p59 OASL using GST beads. The pGEH–GST–MBD1 construct ... a general RNA degradation, leading to the inhibition of viral protein synthesis [10].In humans, the OAS gene family is composed of fourgenes located on chromosome 12 [11]. The OAS1, OAS2 and ... kind gift from A. Bird (Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK).(B) Purification of the GST–MBD1 fusion protein. A total of 0.2 lg of protein was applied to SDS/PAGE...