EMBO/SourceData huggingface dataset:
Figure 4B. Western blot analysis of reporter HslO-FLAG protein synthesized in vitro using a custom-made PURExpress® system with EF-G1, EF-G2, and two engineered EF-G2 variants: one missing the 26-amino acid insert, EF-G2 (∆514-539) and one missing the beta hairpin in the insert, EF-G2 (∆516-527). Shown is a representative experiment from at least two independent experiments.D. SDS-PAGE analysis of co-sedimentation assays monitoring factor (EF-G1 EF-G2 or EF-G2 variant EF-G2 (∆516-527) or EF-G2 (∆514-539)) binding to E. coli 70S ribosomes. Binding reactions were centrifuged through a sucrose cushion to recover ribosome and associated factor in the pellets. The positions of EF-G proteins and ribosomal proteins and molecular weight markers are indicated.E. Western blot analysis of reporter HisC-FLAG protein synthesized in vitro using a custom-made PURExpress® system with the EF-G1, EF-G2 or EF-G2(S84H) proteins. Shown is a representative from at least two independent experiments.
Figure 6Western blot analysis of B. thetaiotaomicron strains expressing C-terminally FLAG-tagged EF-G1 (WH405) (A), or EF-G2 (GT1301) (B), from their normal promoters and chromosomal locations, grown in Tryptone Yeast Extract Glucose liquid medium (TYG) and sampled at the indicated times.E-F. Western blot of crude extracts from wild-type B. thetaiotaomicron harvested from the ceca of mice (representative blot for 2 out of 4 mice tested) or corresponding to stationary phase cultures harvested following growth in TYG for 24 h or purified EF-G1 and EF-G2 proteins at the indicated amounts (E). Blots were developed with anti-EF-G1 or EF-G2 polyclonal antibodies; anti-GroEL antibodies were used as loading controls. Western blot quantifications of all four biological replicates and their average are shown in (F), where EF-G1 and EF-G2 abundances were estimated by normalizing the signal of bacterial sample to the closest signal of known amount of purified protein, and the derived absolute amount (pmol) was normalized to the signal of GroEL.
Fig. 1: Three-dimensional structure of 2019-nCoV Mpro, in two different views. One protomer of the dimer is shown in light blue, the other one in orange. Amino-acid residues of the catalytic site are indicated as yellow and blue spheres, for Cys145 and His41, respectively. Black spheres indicate the positions of Ala285 of each of the two domains III (see text). Chain termini are labeled N and C for molecule A (light blue) and N* and C* for molecule B (orange).
Fig. 2: Compound 13b in the substrate-binding cleft located between domains I and II of the Mpro, in the monoclinic crystal form (space group C2). 2Fo-Fc electron density is shown for the inhibitor (contouring level: 1σ). Carbon atoms of the inhibitor are magenta, oxygens red, nitrogens blue, and sulfur yellow. Note the interaction between the N-terminal residue of chain B, S1*, and E166 of chain A.
Figure 1(C) Western blot analysis of STAT2 protein levels in mock-, WT-RCMV-E-, ΔE27-RCMV-E- or UV-inactivated RCMV-E-infected REF. 24 h p.i., cells were either left untreated or treated for 5.5 h with DMSO, 2.5 µM MLN4924 for blocking CRL activity or 10 µM MG132 for proteasome inhibition. IE1 and β-tubulin served as infection and loading controls, respectively.
Figure 2(A, B) GF analysis of in vitro reconstitutions containing the indicated protein combinations. Coomassie blue-stained SDS-PAGE analyses of fractions collected during the GF runs are shown next to the chromatograms. The red * indicates a contaminant, which we identified by cryo-EM analysis as E. coli ArnA, a notorious contaminant in E. coli Ni-NTA protein purifications (Andersen et al., 2013) (Appendix Fig S2, S3). Note that ArnA is present in GF fraction 6 (Ve ~ 10.2 ml) of all runs containing E27, and migrates similarly to E27 on the SDS-PAGE. * - additional contaminant from E27 preparation; ** - contaminant from STAT2 preparation.
Figure 4(E) Pre-formed DDB1/DCAF1 protein complex was incubated with indicated amounts of E27 and analysed by GF. SDS-PAGE analyses of GF fractions are shown next to the chromatogram. The red * indicates the ArnA contaminant (see Fig 2). * - additional contaminant from E27 preparation.
Figure 7(B) 293T cells were transfected with expression plasmids encoding E27-HA or indicated variants. 24 h after transfection, cells were lysed and E27-HA was precipitated using an HA-specific antibody. Precipitates were separated by SDS-PAGE, blotted, and probed using the indicated antibodies.(E) 293T cells were transfected with expression plasmids encoding M27-FLAG or the indicated M27-FLAG variants. 24 h after transfection, cells were lysed and M27-FLAG was precipitated using a FLAG-specific antibody. Precipitates were separated by SDS-PAGE, blotted and probed using the indicated antibodies.(F) Mouse fibroblasts were infected with MCMV or the indicated MCMV mutants. At the indicated time points, cells were lysed, proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and blotted. Blots were probed using the indicated antibodies. pIE1 and GAPDH were used as infection and loading controls.(G) NIH3T3 reporter cells stably expressing ISRE-Luc were infected with the indicated MCMV strains, treated with IFNβ or IFNλ, and luciferase activity was measured. The error bars represent the standard deviation, N=4 biological replicates, *** - P ≤ 0.001 (ANOVA).(H) BALB/c mice were infected i.p. with WT-MCMV and indicated MCMV mutants. At 3 and 21 d p.i., salivary glands were collected and frozen. Virus titres were determined from organ homogenates by plaque titration. Titrations were performed in quadruplicates. Bars depict the geometric mean, dots show titres of individual mice (N=5 biological replicates). DL - detection limit.
Figure 1A. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12-Vevtor (VC) and Aster-C KO (KO) cells in complete medium (CM) and in response to nutrient starvation or stimulation with amino acids for 30 min. B and C. Statistical analysis of phosphorylated level of S6K (B) and 4E-BP1 (C) in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells in CM, under nutrient starvation (-AA) and in response to stimulation with amino acids (+AA) using ImageJ software. Data are represented as mean ± SD (n=3 biological replicates). *p < 0.05, **p<0.01 by Student's t test.D. Immunostaining of endogenous mTOR and LAMP1 in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells under nutrient starvation (-AA) and in response to AA stimulation (+AA). LAMP1 was immunostained as a lysosome marker. Arrows highlight the co-localization of mTOR with LAMP1. Scale bar, 40 μm (Row 1) and 10 μm (Rows 2, 3, 4).E. Statistical analysis of the Pearson's correlation coefficient of mTOR and LAMP1 in Figure 1F (n=12-15 cells per group). Data are represented as mean ± SD. ***p<0.001 by one way ANOVA.F. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in Aster-C KO cells stably re-expressing exogenous GFP-Aster-C under nutrient starvation and AA stimulation. Aster-C KO cells were transfected with GFP-Aster-C and selected with G418 for 2 weeks.G. Immunostaining of endogenous mTOR and LAMP1 in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells under cholesterol depletion by treatment with 0.5% MCD for 2 hrs (-CHOL) or cholesterol (50 µM) re-stimulation for 1 hr (+CHOL). Arrows highlight the co-localization of mTOR with LAMP1. Scale bar, 40 μm (Row 1) and 10 μm (Rows 2, 3, 4).H. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells in CM, under starvation, cholesterol depletion by treatment with 0.5% MCD for 2 hrs or cholesterol (50 µM) re-stimulation for the indicated time.
Figure 2A. Confocal image analysis depicting the co-localization of Aster-C with the ER in C2C12 cells transiently expressing GFP-Aster-C and DsRed-ER under starvation and in response to AA stimulation. Scale bar, 5 μm.B. Subcellular fractionation analysis of mTOR, GATOR2 complex and Aster-C localization in HEK293T cells transiently expressing FLAG-Aster-C under starvation and in response to AA stimulation. LAMP1, Sec63 and GAPDH were used as lysosomal (Lyso), rough ER (RER) and cytosol (Cyto) protein markers, respectively. Microsomal fraction (Micro) was also used in the blot.C. Subcellular fractionation analysis of mTOR and GATOR2 complex in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells under starvation and in response to AA stimulation. LAMP1, Sec63 and GAPDH were used as lysosomal (Lyso), rough ER (RER) and cytosol (Cyto) protein markers, respectively.D. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with exogenous mTOR in response to starvation and AA or insulin stimulation in HEK293T cells transiently expressing the indicated proteins. Anti-Myc antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.E. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with endogenous mTOR and the GATOR2 complex using FLAG-Sestrin2 (SESN2) as a positive control in HEK293T cells transiently expressing the indicated proteins. Anti-FLAG antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.F. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with mTOR, the GATOR2 complex, GATOR1 complex and the Ragulator-Rag complex using FLAG-DEPDC5 as a positive control in HEK293T cells transiently expressing the indicated proteins. Anti-FLAG antibody was used for immunoprecipitation. Black arrow indicates the RagC protein.
Figure 3A. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with COPA and COPG in response to starvation and AA stimulation using FLAG-DEPDC5 as a negative control in HEK293T cells transiently expressing the indicated proteins. Anti-FLAG antibody was used for immunoprecipitation. Black arrow indicates the COPG protein.B. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of COPA with mTOR in HEK293T cells transiently expressing GFP-COPA in response to starvation and AA stimulation. Anti-GFP antibody was used for immunoprecipitation. Black arrow indicates the COPG protein.C. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of COPA with mTOR in C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells in response to starvation and AA stimulation. Anti-COPA antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.D. Confocal imaging analysis depicting the co-localization of YFP-mTOR (yellow) with GFP-COPA (green) and lysosomes (red) in live C2C12-Vector and Aster-C KO cells in response to nutrient starvation and re-stimulation by AA. Arrows highlight co-localization of mTOR, COPA and lysosomes. Scale bar, 20 μm. E and F. Statistical analysis of the Pearson's correlation coefficient of mTOR/Lysosome (E) and COPA/Lysosome (F) in Figure 3D (n=10-12 cells per group). Data are represented as mean ± SD. ***p<0.001 by one-way ANOVA.
Figure 4Time-lapse confocal imaging analysis of the co-localization of YFP-mTOR (red) with GFP-COPA (green) and lysosomes (blue) in live C2C12 cells under nutrient starvation (0 min), and in response to AA re-stimulation for indicated time (0.5 min, 2 min, 6 min and 8 min). Arrows highlight COPA puncta that were co-localized with mTOR or COPA puncta alone prior to their association with mTOR and lysosomes.. Scale bar, 5 μm.
Figure 5A. Confocal imaging analysis depicting the lysosomal association of mTOR in response to AA stimulation in the presence or absence of BFA (10 μM) or Exo-2 (10 μM) in live C2C12 cells transiently expressing YFP-mTOR and stained with Lysotracker Red. Scale bar, 20 μm.Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12 cells in CM, in response to nutrient starvation and AA stimulation in the presence or absence of BFA (10 μM) (B)C. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12 cells in CM, in response to nutrient starvation and AA stimulation in the presence or absence of Exo-2 (10 μM) (C).D. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12-Vector and ARF1 KO cells in CM, in response to nutrient starvation and AA stimulation.E. Confocal imaging analysis depicting COPA puncta (green) formation and co-localization with lysosomes (red) in live C2C12 cells transiently expressing GFP-COPA and stained with Lysotracker Red in response to nutrient starvation and AA stimulation in the presence or absence of BFA (10 μM) or Exo-2 (10 μM). Arrows highlight co-localization of COPA with lysosomes. Scale bar, 5 μm.F. Statistical analysis of the Pearson's correlation coefficient of COPA and lysosomes in Figure 5E (n=10-15 cells per group). Data are represented as mean ± SD. ***p<0.001 by one-way ANOVA.
Figure 6A. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with COPA, MYH10, WDR24 and Mios in HEK293T cells transiently expressing the indicated proteins in response to treatment with brefeldin A (BFA, 10 μM) and/or blebbistatin (BBS, 10 μM), inhibitors of ARFs and MYH10, respectively. Anti-FLAG antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.B. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in wild type (WT) and MYH10 KO MEF cells cultured in CM, or in response to starvation and AA stimulation.C. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in MYH10 KO MEF cells with stably re-expressed exogenous mCherry-MYH10 in response to starvation and AA stimulation. MYH10 KO MEF cells were transfected with mCherry-MYH10 and selected with G418 for 2 weeks.D. Confocal imaging analysis depicting COPA puncta (green) formation and co-localization with mTOR (red) in live C2C12 cells transiently expression GFP-COPA and YFP-mTOR in response to nutrient starvation in the presence or absence of BBS (10 µM). Arrows highlight the co-localization of mTOR with COPA. Scale bar, 20 μm.E. Statistical analysis of the Pearson's correlation coefficient of mTOR and COPA in Figure 6D (n=10-12 cells per group). Data are represented as mean ± SD. ***p<0.001 by student's t test.
Figure 7A. Confocal imaging analysis depicting mTOR puncta (green) formation on actin filaments (red) in COS-7 cells transiently expressing YFP-mTOR in response to AA stimulation in the presence or absence of latrunculin B (LA-B, 100 nM). Actin filaments were stained using BODIPY™ 558/568-Phalloidin. Arrows indicated the association of mTOR with actin filaments. Scale bar, 5 μm.B. Immunostaining of endogenous mTOR and LAMP1 in C2C12 cells under amino acids starvation (-AA), or in response to AA stimulation (+AA) in the presence or absence of LA-B (100 nM). Scale bar, 20 μm.C. Western blot analysis of mTORC1 activity in C2C12 cells in CM, in response to nutrient starvation and AA stimulation in the presence or absence of LA-B (100 nM).D. Co-IP analysis of the interaction of Aster-C with COPA and MYH10 in the presence or absence of LA-B (100 nM) or cytochalasin D (Cyto-D, 250 nM) in HEK293T cells transiently expressing FLAG-Aster-C. Anti-FLAG antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.
Figure 1A - Distribution of Casp3+ cells in rostral and ventral domains of an E11.5 Rx-Dicer mutant embryo. NCx, neocortex; OB, olfactory bulb; Spt, septum.B,C - Marker analysis of Casp3+ cells in the rostral telencephalon of E12.5 Rx-Dicer mutant embryos. Most apoptotic cells are Pax6+ RGCs (solid arrowheads) and not Tbr1+ neurons (open arrowheads). N = 3 replicates per marker.D,E - Distribution and abundance of apoptotic cells (Casp3+) in the rostral telencephalic primordium of control and Rx-Dicer mutant embryos at the indicated ages. Dotted line indicates basal surface, dashed line apical surface. N = 3 replicates per genotype and age.F,G - Distribution and abundance of mitoses (PH3+) and neurons (Tuj1) in the rostral telencephalic primordium of control and Rx-Dicer mutant embryos at the indicated ages. Dotted line indicates basal surface, dashed line apical surface. N = 3-4 replicates per genotype and age. No significant differences were found between control and mutant embryos in apical nor basal mitoses.
Figure 2A - DAPI stain of sagittal sections through the rostral telencephalon of E17.5 control and Rx-Dicer mutant littermates showing the neocortex (NCx) and olfactory bulb (OB; dashed line).B - Expression pattern of Grm1 mRNA in OB (dotted line) of control and Rx-Dicer mutants. C - Quantification of OB perimeter (mean ± SEM; symbols indicate values for individual embryos); t-test, ***P < 0.001. N = 14 replicates per genotype. D - Immunostains of E17.5 control and Rx-Dicer mutant brains showing the distribution of progenitor cells (Ki67, red) and neurons (Tuj1, green). Arrowheads indicate rosettes. Sp, septum.E - Detail of a rosette from an E17.5 Rx-Dicer mutant embryo displaying typical features: closed apical surface (dotted line) with PH3+ apical mitoses (white arrowhead) and basal mitoses, surrounded by Tuj1+ neurons (green). Dashed line indicates the basal border of the rosette.F - Rostral half of an Rx-Dicer mutant E17.5 brain immunostained for Pax6, clarified and segmented to reveal rosettes (yellow). C, caudal; R, rostral.G,H - BrdU incorporation and cell cycle re-entry analysis with the progenitor cell marker Ki67 at E17.5, in the rostral cortex of control embryos compared to rostral rosettes of Rx-Dicer mutants. Dotted lines indicate apical surface, dashed lines indicate basal border of VZ. Arrowheads indicate double-positive cells. Data in histograms are mean ± SEM, symbols indicate values for individual embryos; n ≥ 3 embryos; X2-test, *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001.I - Apical lumen of rosettes immunostained against apical complex proteins (Par3, β-Catenin), primary cilia (Arl13b), apical mitoses (PhVim) and neurons (Tuj1).J - Coronal section through the rostral telencephalon of an E14.5 Rx-Dicer mutant embryo illustrating the high abundance and location of rosettes (arrows), as revealed by the distribution of mitoses (PH3) and neurons (Tuj1). K-S - Analysis of the regional identity of rosettes in E14.5 Rx-Dicer mutants. (K) Schema of normal transcription factor expression patterns defining telencephalic regional identity. Expression of Ngn2, Tbr2 and Pax6 identifies rosettes in the rostro-dorsal telencephalon as having dorsal identity (L-N,P); Gsx2, Dlx2 and Dlx5 identify rosettes in the ventral telencephalon as having ventral identity (O,Q); Nkx2.1 identifies MGE rosettes as being normotopic (R); absence of Gsx2 in LGE rosette cells identifies them as ectopic (S). Tuj1 labels neurons. In (L,M), arrowheads indicate the border between dorsal and ventral territories, and dotted line indicates the outer border of the telencephalon. LGE, lateral ganglionic eminence; MGE, medial ganglionic eminence; P, pallium; SP, subpallium.
Figure 3A - Coronal section through the rostral telencephalon of an E14.5 Rx-Dicer mutant embryo displaying the three types of rosettes.B - High magnification of rosettes in Rx-Dicer mutants at E12.5 (Type 1), E14.5 (Type 2) and E17.5 (Type 3), immunostained for PH3 and Tuj1. Dashed line indicates ventricular surface; arrowheads indicate basal mitoses; arrows indicate a stream of apical mitoses connecting the lumen of the rosette with the lumen of the telencephalic ventricle.C,D - Abundance of rosette types at the indicated ages (C), and rostro-caudal distribution of total rosette abundance per age, independent of type (D). n ≥ 2 brains per age.F,G - Distribution of neurons (Tuj1+ cells) and apical adherens junction protein Par3 in the OB primordium of control and Rx-Dicer mutant embryos at the indicated ages. Dotted lines indicate basal border, dashed lines indicate apical border. White arrowheads indicate ectopic neurons and/or absence of Par3. Arrow in (G) indicates accumulation of Par3 at the lumen of a nascent rosette.
Figure 4A,B - Changes in expression levels of miRNAs between control and Rx-Dicer mutants at E11.5 in the rostral telencephalon. Red dots indicate statistically differentially expressed miRNAs according to FDR correction of P values based on the Wald statistic (DESeq2 analysis) (B). Dashes lines indicate stringency limits in evaluation of results.D,E - Changes in mRNA expression levels between control and Rx-Dicer mutants at E11.5 in the rostral telencephalon. Statistically differentially expressed mRNAs according to FDR correction of P values based on the Wald statistic (DESeq2 analysis; Adj. P < 0.1 and FC > 1.25) are highlighted in red, and the three with the highest Adj. P value are identified by name. Blue dot indicates Irs2: FC=1.748, Adj. P = 5.95e-08.G - Heatmaps of relative expression levels of DEGs related to apoptosis (top) and proliferation (bottom). Rows correspond to independent biological replicates. Indicated are some example genes.H - Enrichment plots from GSEA for MSigDB Hallmark Neurogenesis (NES = 2.98; p = 0; Adj. P = 0.00045), Regulation of cell proliferation (NES = 2.40; p=0; Adj. P = 0.0033), Positive regulation of cell adhesion (NES = 2.06; p = 0.0058; Adj. P = 0.013), Regulation of response to stress (NES = 2.50; p = 0; Adj. P = 0.0023), Positive regulation of cell death (NES = 1.84; p = 0.0179; Adj. P = 0.0326), Apoptotic signaling pathway (NES = 1.59; p= 0.047; Adj. P = 0.084).I,J - ISH stains of Irs2 mRNA, and qPCR for Irs2 mRNA and let-7-5p miRNA, in the rostral telencephalon of control and Rx-Dicer mutant embryos. Dashed line indicates basal border, dotted line indicates apical surface. Arrowheads indicate area with the greatest increase in Irs2 expression. BG, basal ganglia; H, hippocampus; NCx, neocortex; OB, olfactory bulb; Spt, septum. Histograms represent mean ± SEM (logarithmic scale); symbols in plots indicate values for individual embryos; t-test, *P <0.05, **P <0.01. N = 6-9 replicates per group. Scale bar, 100 µm.
Figure 5A-C - Immunostains for activated p53 (red) in the rostral telencephalon of control and Rx-Dicer mutant embryos at E12.5, and quantification of positive cells (C). Dashed lines indicate apical side, dotted lines indicate basal side. N = 4 replicates per genotype. Scale bar, 50µm.D-L - Rostral telencephalon of E12.5 embryos of the indicated genotypes immunostained for the detection of apoptotic cells (Casp3), neurons (Tuj1) and the apical complex protein Par3, and quantification of cells positive for Casp3 (H). N = 4-7 replicates per genotype. Scale bar, 50 µm.M-O - Sagittal sections through the rostral telencephalon of E17.5 embryos of the indicated genotypes. Note the rosettes and general disorganization in Rx-Dicer single mutants, and complete rescue of this phenotype in Rx-Dicer-p53 double mutants. NCx, neocortex; OB, olfactory bulb. Scale bar, 1 mm.
Figure 6A - Relative Irs2 mRNA levels in HEK cells upon transfection with Gfp- or Irs2-encoding plasmids. Mean ± SEM; t-test, ****P < 0.0001. N = 6 replicates per group.B-D - Distribution of neurons (Tuj1, red), GFP (green) and mitoses (PH3, white) in the rostral telencephalon of wild-type E14.5 or E17.5 mouse embryos, as indicated, electroporated at E12.5 with the indicated plasmid combinations. Dashed line indicates the apical surface. Insets show the same field of view, with location and extent of electroporations. Note the overlap of rosettes (arrows) with ectopic neurons at the apical surface (arrowheads) and increased basal mitoses, upon overexpression of Irs2 (C). Asterisk indicates absence of malformation in nearby cortex. At E17.5 (D) GFP+ rosettes remain in deep cortical layers (arrowheads).E-H - Details of rosettes (large arrows in E; dashed lines in F-H) from Irs2+Gfp-overexpressing E14.5 embryos immunostained as indicated. Small arrows indicate apical mitoses, arrowheads indicate basal mitoses (F,G) and Par3+ apical surface at the centre of rosettes (H), dotted lines indicate apical surface, dashed lines indicate basal side of rosettes. Inset in (H) is at the same scale.I-M - Distribution of neurons (Tuj1, red), GFP (green) and mitotic (PH3, white) or apoptotic (Casp3, white) cells in the rostral telencephalon of wild-type E13.5 embryos electroporated at E12.5 with the indicated plasmids, and quantification of Casp3+ cells (M). Dashed line indicates apical surface, dotted lines indicate borders of the cortical plate (CP). Nascent rosettes (arrows) are next to ectopic ventricular neurons (arrowheads in K') and basal mitoses, without significant apoptosis in VZ (L',M). Mean ± SEM; t-test; ns, not significant, *P < 0.05. N = 3-6 replicates per group. N - Distribution of neurons (Tuj1, red) in the rostral telencephalon of wild-type E14.5 embryos electroporated at E12.5 with a combination of plasmids encoding Irs2, let-7a, let-7b and let-7c, and Gfp. Dashed line indicates apical surface. Formation of rosettes in Irs2-expressing embryos is rescued by overexpression of let-7. Inset shows the same field of view, with location and extent of electroporation.