Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Sestrin2 Modulates AMPK Subunit Expression and Its Response to Ionizing Radiation in Breast Cancer Cells
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032035
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) MCF7 cells were plated into a 10 cm dish and grown until fully confluent. The cells were then lysed with lysis buffer and immunoprecipitation was preformed with the indicated AMPK subunit antibodies. These samples were then subjected to western blotting with AMPK subunit antibodies. A representative immunoblot from 3 independent experiments is shown. ( B ) Cells were transfected with 1 µg empty Flag vector (−) or 1 µg Sesn2F (+). Forty eight hours later the cells were lysed and immunoprecipitation was preformed with an anti-Flag antibody. The samples were then subjected to western blotting with the indicated antibodies. ( C ) MCF7 cells were treated with 1 µg empty Flag vector (−) or 1 µg Sesn2F (+). Forty eight hours later the cells were lysed and subjected to western blotting with the indicated phosphorylated AMPK antibodies. ( D ) The results from ( C ) were quantitated and expressed as the mean and SE from 3 independent experiments (* = P<0.05 and ** = P<0.01 compared to control).
Article Snippet: Antibodies against LKB1, phospho-AMPK α-subunit-(Thr172), phospho-AMPK α1-subunit-(Ser485), phospho-AMPK β-subunit-(Ser108), phospho-Acetly-CoA-Carboxylase (P-ACC), AMPKα1–2, AMPKβ1–2, AMPKγ1–3, phosphor-mTOR, phospho-p70-S6K, actin, and HRP-conjugated anti-rabbit secondary antibody were purchased from Cell Signalling (Mississauga, ON, Canada).
Techniques: Lysis, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation