After 21 days osteogenic differentiation of AM-MSCs, UC-MSCs, CM-MSCs, and DC-MSCs, the total cellular protein was extracted using the
cell lysis buffer (Beyotime), and concentrations were determined by
Bradford protein assay kit (Bio-Rad). Proteins were loaded in SDS-AGE gel and electrophoresed at 80 V for 30 min and 140 V for 60 min. Then, proteins were transferred from gel to nitrocellulose membrane using a
trans-blot electrophoretic transfer kit (Bio-Rad). Membranes were blocked in 5% skim milk in TBST buffer for 60 min and incubated with primary antibodies osterix (1:3000,
ab94744, abcam 45kd), collagen I (1:3000,
ab34710, abcam 125kd), osteopontin (1:2000,
ab166709, abcam 65kd), osteocalcin (1:2000,
ab93876, abcam 11kd), Tubulin(1:4000,
ab4074, abcam 50kd), phosphate-Akt (1:2000, 193H12, Cell signaling technology),
Total-Akt (1:2000, C67E7, Cell Signaling Technology), phosphate-Erk1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204, Cell Signaling Technology),
total- ERK1/2 (1:2000, Cell Signaling Technology). After washing with TBST buffer, the membranes were incubated with
HRP goat anti-mouse IgG (1:3000, Beyotime) or
HRP goat anti-rabbit IgG (1:3000, Beyotime). Membranes were then incubated with
pierce ECL western blotting substrate (Thermo fisher) and then imaged using
chemidoc imaging system (Bio-Rad).
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