(A) Inhibition of PP1/PP2A induces rapid (<1 hr) serine phosphorylation of STAT3. T lymphoma cells were incubated with CA (80 nM) or CyA (400 ng/ml) for 5–60 min, lysed, applied to SDS/PAGE, and immunoblotted with anti-STAT3 pS 727 pAb, stripped and reblotted with anti-STAT3 (S21320), anti-STAT3 (K-15), and anti-STAT5. (B) PP2A-specific, but not a PP1-specific, inhibitor, induced STAT3 serine phosphorylation. T lymphoma cells were incubated in either TAU (500 nM), OA (500 nM), ETA (100 μM), CA (80 nM), or CyA (400 ng/ml) for 60 min, lysed in lysis buffer and applied to SDS-PAGE, and immunoblotted with anti-STAT3 pS727 (Upper) and stripped, and reblotted with anti-STAT3 (Lower).