Journal: Medical Science Monitor Basic Research
Article Title: Urocortin Induces Phosphorylation of Distinct Residues of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) via Different Signaling Pathways
doi: 10.12659/MSMBR.914611
Figure Lengend Snippet: Time-dependent effects of Ucn on STAT3 phosphorylation in HL-1 cells. ( A ) Representative blots of the time-dependent effects of Ucn [10 nM] using anti-pSTAT3 (Y705 and S727) and total anti-STAT3 polyclonal antibodies. Phosphorylation of STAT3 at both Y705 and S727 sites was significantly enhanced after 15 min. However, while STAT3 phosphorylation at Y705 site further increased at 30, 60, and 120 min, STAT3 phosphorylation at S727 site peaked at 15 min, declined after 30 min, and remained stable after 1 and 2 h. The expression of total STAT3 protein was unaffected by incubation of HL-1 cells with Ucn. ( B ) Corresponding clustered column graph of the Western blot presented in . Data are expressed as% of control. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01. (C, E ) Dose-dependent effects of Ucn (ranging from 10 −11 to 10 −6 M and from 10 −12 to 10 −6 M, respectively) after 15 min of incubation using anti-pSTAT1 (Y701), total anti-STAT1, anti-pSTAT3 (Y705), anti-pSTAT3 (S727), and total anti-STAT3 polyclonal antibodies. GAPDH blot is shown as a loading control. Ucn concentrations as low as 10 −11 M were sufficient to phosphorylate STAT3 at both Y705 and S727 residues. STAT1 (Y701) phosphorylation was unaffected at any Ucn concentration. Likewise, the expression levels of total STAT1 and STAT3 proteins were unchanged. ( D, F ) Corresponding clustered column graphs of the Western blots depicted in Figure 2C and 2D, respectively. Data are expressed as% of control. * p<0.05, ** P<0.01.
Article Snippet: The mouse monoclonal anti-Src (B-12) antibody, the monoclonal anti-P-ERK (E-4) antibody, the rabbit polyclonal anti-ERK1 (C-16) antibody, and rabbit polyclonal anti-IL-6 (M-19) antibody were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, CA).
Techniques: Expressing, Incubation, Western Blot, Concentration Assay