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Aortic Protein Expression Analysis

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Proteins (60 µg) extracted from aortas or VSMCs were separated by electrophoresis on
10% polyacrylamide gels and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Nonspecific
binding sites were blocked with 5% skim milk in Tris-buffered saline solution with
10% Tween for 1 h at 24°C. Membranes were then incubated with antibodies overnight at
4°C. Anti-O-GlcNAc (CTD 110.6, 1:2000; Pierce Biotechnology, USA), anti-AMPK (#80039,
1:1000; Abcam, USA), anti-protein kinase CPI-17 (#32213, 1:1000; Abcam, USA),
anti-MYPT-1 (#2634), anti-rho-kinase (ROCK)-α (#8236), anti-ROCK-β (#4035), anti-MLC
(#8505) and anti-RhoA (#2117) (all 1:1000; Cell Signaling, USA, or BD Biosciences
Transduction Laboratories, USA) were used. Immunoblots for nonphosphoproteins were
carried out on the same membranes used to evaluate the phosphorylated (phospho-)
forms: phospho-MYPT-1 (Thr853), phospho-CPI-17 (Thr38),
phospho-MLC (Thr18/Ser19), and phospho-AMPK
(Thr172), (1:500; Cell Signaling, USA). After incubation with secondary
antibodies, signals were developed for chemiluminescence, visualized by
autoradiography, and quantified densitometrically. Results were normalized to
beta-actin protein (#A5316, 1:10000; Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., USA), or to the total form
of each phosphorylated protein, and reported as arbitrary units.
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Immunofluorescence Analysis of Cytoskeletal Proteins

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U2OS cells plated on fibronectin-coated (15μg/ml) coverslip were either pre-extracted in 0.25% paraformaldehyde, PFA (16% stock solution Electron Microscopy Science) and 0.05% triton in cytoskeleton buffer (CB; 10 mM MES 6.1, 138 mM KCl, 3mM MgCl, 2 mM EGTA) for 1 min at 37°C, and fixed in 4% PFA in CB for 20 min, or fixed in 4% PFA in CB for 20 min at 37°C. After fixation, coverslips were permeabilized in 0.5% Triton X-100 in CB for 5 min, free aldehydes were reacted with 100 mM glycine, washed in TBS, and blocked in blocking solution (2% BSA TBS-T) for 1 hr. Cells were incubated with primary antibodies (anti-MARK2 (1:250, Abcam), anti-tubulin DM1A (1:500, Sigma), anti-GM130 (1:500 Cell Signaling), anti-S19-PMRLC (1:200, Cell Signaling), anti-myosin IIA (1:400; Sigma Aldrich,), anti-paxillin (1:500; BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA) or anti-MYPT1 (1:250, Abcam) diluted in blocking solution, washed 3 times 10 min each in TBS-T and then incubated with fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibodies (1:400; Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories) and Alexa Fluor 488 or 568 phalloidin (1:400; Invitrogen), washed again and mounted on slides with mounting media (Dako, Pathology Products, Carpinteria, CA), or in TBS supplemented with n-propylgalate for TIRF imaging.
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Immunohistochemical Scoring of Cytoplasmic Proteins

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The slices were first baked in an incubator at 70°C for 30 min before dewaxing. and rehydrating them. Then the slides were soaked twice for 5 min in xylene, followed by washing twice with 100% ethanol (2 min each time), and washing twice with 95% ethanol (2 min each time). Trypsin was used to retrieve antigens and SP staining was performed. The primary antibodies including anti-CPI17 α (1:100; Abcam), anti-MYPT1 (1:100; Abcam) and anti-MYL12B (1:200; Abcam) antibodies were added and the samples were incubated overnight at 4°C. After washing the next day, secondary antibody (p6261; Abcam) was added and color development was performed (DAB chromogen for 1 ml substrate). An Olympus inverted fluorescence microscope (IX73) was used to capture images.
Three independent pathologists observed the slices, selecting five representative visual fields (10×40 times) from each slide. A scoring system gave 1 point to samples that constituted the number of cytoplasmic-positive cells accounting for <25% of the total number of cells (weak positive ±), 2 points when the percentage of positive cells was between 25 and 50% (+), 3 points for a 50–75% positivity rate (++), and 4 points for positivities >75% (+++). Additionally, the intensity of the color was represented by (±), (+) and (++) corresponding to 1, 2 and 3 points. The scores from the two methods were multiplied to get the final score.
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