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. 2024 Nov 14;14:28012. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77776-x

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Cigarette smoke extract alters PP2A activity and distribution within endothelial cells.  (A) Human microvascular lung endothelial cells (HLMVEC) were grown to 80% confluence in 6-well plates and treated with 5% CSE for 10 min, 30 min, 1, 6, 12 and 24 h. PP2A activity assays were conducted on lysate protein isolated from the cells at baseline and after 5% CSE treatment. (B) PP2A activity assays were conducted on cytosolic, nuclear, cytoskeletal and membrane protein fractions of HLMVECs treated with and without 5% CSE for 24 h. (C) Immunoblots for the catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2AC) were conducted on membrane fractions of HLMVECs treated with control media or 5% CSE for 24 h. Actin immunoblots were conducted on membrane fractions as a loading control.