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Aicar

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AICAR is a chemical compound that is commonly used in research laboratories. It is a synthetic analog of the natural enzyme AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and is often used to study the regulation of cellular energy metabolism. AICAR is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water and other polar solvents. Its core function is to activate AMPK, which plays a crucial role in regulating cellular energy homeostasis.

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Chemical Compound Acquisition Protocol

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Compound C was purchased from Tocris (Minneapolis, MN, USA). AICAR was purchased from LC Laboratories (Woburn, MA). All other chemicals were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO, USA).
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Egg Yolk-based Compound Screening Protocol

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For egg yolk feeding, chicken eggs were obtained from local grocery stores, and the yolk was separated and diluted to 5% by volume with 0.3× Danieau solution as previously described (26 (link)). All drugs were made in 1,000× stock solution and stored in light-protected Eppendorf tubes at −20°C. NBI-31772 (5 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich), linsitinib (10 mmol/L; LC laboratories), H-89 (10 mmol/L; LC laboratories), AICAR (100 mmol/L; LC laboratories), afatinib (10 mmol/L; LC laboratories), SB431542 (10 mmol/L; Selleckchem), DAPT (10 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich), SU5402 (15 mmol/L; Calbiochem and Tocris), neocuproine (10 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich), PD0325901 (10 mmol/L; Sigma-Aldrich), U0126 (10 mmol/L; LC laboratories), and TUDCA (0.5 mol/L; Calbiochem) were dissolved in DMSO at the indicated concentrations. NVP-AEW541 (10 mmol/L; Cayman Chemicals), vatalanib (10 mmol/L; LC Laboratories), and SAG (10 mmol/L; EMD Millipore) were dissolved in water. CyA (10 mmol/L; LC Laboratories) was dissolved in ethanol.
Induction of transgene expression of Kir6.2DN was performed as previously described (24 (link)). SU5402 was added after 16 h of the induction for an 8-h treatment.
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AICAR and Compound C Regulation

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AICAR was purchased from LC Laboratories (Woburn, MA) and Compound C was purchased from EMD Millipore. AMPKα siRNA and scrambled siRNA were obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. The siRNA vehicle, i-Fect, in the siRNA experiments was obtained from Neuromics (Edina, MN).
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Sestrin2 and NLRP3 Immunoblotting

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Immunoblotting was performed using antibodies against human Sestrin2 (Proteintech Group, USA), mouse Sestrin2 (Dr. Jun Hee Lee, University of Michigan); cleaved caspase-3, phospho-eIF2α, PERK, phospho-p70 S6 kinase, p70 S6 kinase, phospho-S6 ribosomal protein, S6 ribosomal protein, phospho-AMPK, AMPK, TSC2, NLRP3 (Cell Signaling Technology, USA), ATF4, C/EBP-β, eIF2α, caspase-1, ASC (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, USA); GSDMD (Abcam), GAPDH (Aviva Systems Biology, USA), and β-actin (Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, University of Iowa). Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and cholic acid (CA) were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich (USA). Rapamycin and AICAR were purchased from LC Laboratories (USA).
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AICAR Signaling Pathway Analysis

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The AMP analog, AICAR, was obtained from LC Laboratories (Woburn, MA). Primary antibodies for AMPKα1/α2, pAMPKα1/α2, and LC3B-I and LC3B-II were obtained from Cell Signaling Technology (Danvers, MA). Primary antibodies for GAPDH and for PGC1-α were obtained from Abcam (Cambridge, MA). The Odyssey blocking buffer, LI-COR goat anti-rabbit IR-800 and goat anti-mouse IR-680 antibodies, and the 4× Protein Sample Loading Buffer were obtained from LI-COR Biotechnology (Lincoln, NE). The NuPAGE® LDS Sample Buffer (4×), and Western blot gels were purchased from Life Technologies (Grand Island, NY). All other chemicals were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO).
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Reagent Preparation and Antibody Sources

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Metformin and phenformin (Sigma) were dissolved in water with the stock solutions as 1 M and 0.2 M respectively. AICAR (LC Laboratories) was dissolved in water at 50 mM. Rotenone (Sigma) and rapamycin (LC laboratories) were dissolved in ethanol to make 2.5 mM and 10 mM stock solutions, respectively. For transfection, Lipofectamine 3000 was used according to the instructions of manufacturer (Invitrogen). For western blotting, we used the anti-TPR antibody (NB100-2866, Novus Biologicals), the self-generated anti-RagC antibody (Oshiro et al., 2014 (link)), and antibodies against p-S244/240 S6 (#2215), total S6 (#2217), mTOR, TSC2, Raptor as well as RagA from Cell Signaling Technology, and FLAG-Tag from Sigma. For immunostaining of RagC, the same self-made Rabbit RagC mAb and the corresponding secondary Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L), F(ab')2 Fragment (Alexa Fluor® 488 Conjugate, Cell Signaling Technology) was used, while Alexa Fluor® 594 anti-nuclear pore complex proteins antibody, mAb414, was used to stain NPCs (BioLegend).
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