Figure 4.
ER stress-induced caspase-8 activation occurs independently of autocrine production of TNF, Fas ligand, or TRAIL. (a–f) Ripk1+/+ MEFs were incubated for 30 min with 10 μg/ml anti-TNF (a and b) or anti-TRAIL (e and f) blocking antibodies, or recombinant mouse Fas:Fc chimera (c and d), and then stimulated with 1 μg/ml tunicamycin (Tu) (a, c, and e), or with TNF (b), anti-Fas antibody (d), or TRAIL (f) in combination with cycloheximide (CHX). The cells were then lysed and immunoblotted as indicated