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. 2014 May 1;10(5):e1004347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004347

Figure 2. MetR specifically regulates induction of autophagy.

Figure 2

MET+, Δmet15 and Δmet2 strains from chronological aging experiments were analyzed for vacuolar ALP activity (with a fluorescent plate reader) (A) (n = 6), and GFP-Atg8p processing (by Western-blot analysis) (B). (C) GFP-Atg8p localization was determined by using fluorescent microscopy (white arrows indicate vacuolar localization or autophagosome formation) and statistical analysis thereof (330–600 cells of each GFP-Atg8p expressing strain were evaluated from two independent samples) (D). (E) MET2 deletion strain (Δmet2) was grown to stationary phase in SCD (supplemented with all aa) and shifted to SCD media with given methionine concentrations. Autophagy was measured by means of ALP activity with a fluorescent plate reader (Tecan, Genios Pro) (n = 6). (F) ALP assays of chronological aging of MET+ strain, in SCD media supplemented with all aa except for methionine which was added at given concentrations (n = 2). See also Figure S3.