Western blots were performed following the method from another literature published by Novartis
58 (link): total cell lysates were prepared by direct lysis of cells with
RIPA buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) containing
protease and phosphatase inhibitors (Thermo Fisher Scientific) with incubation on ice for 20 min and followed by centrifugation at 12,000×
g at 4 °C for 5 min. The supernatant was collected and protein concentration was determined using
Pierce BCA protein assay kit (#23225, Thermo Fisher Scientific). Equal amounts of proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE, transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes and probed by the following antibodies with indicated dilutions:
phospho-ERK1/2 (T202/Y204) (9101, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000),
total ERK1/2 (9102, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000), SHP2 (3397, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000),
phospho-STAT1 (Y701) (9167, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000), total STAT1 (14994, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000),
Vinculin (13901, Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000). After detection of
phospho-STAT1 and phospho-ERK1/2, the PVDF membranes were incubated with
Restore PLUS Western Blot Stripping Buffer (#46430, Thermo Fisher Scientific) before probing for levels of total STAT1 and
total ERK1/2.
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