Figure 1.
Reversal of eIF2α phosphorylation in the absence of GADD34. (A) Immunoblots of eIF2α phosphorylated on serine 51, detected with an epitope-specific primary antiserum, eIF2α (P), total eIF2α(T), PERK (which detects both the unphosphorylated, inactive form of the kinase PERK° and activated, phosphorylated form PERK(P)), and GADD34 on lysates prepared from mouse embryonic fibroblasts with the indicated GADD34 genotypes. The cells were treated for 30 min with 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) and placed in DTT-free media for the indicated period of time (wash). Cells were also treated for 4 h with the ER stress-inducing drug thapsigargin (400 nM) serving as positive control for GADD34 induction. (B) Similar experiment to A performed in mouse embryonic stem cells.