Figure 1.
PTP4A3 expression reduces CRMP2 phosphorylation. (A) The phosphorylation state of CRMP2 was compared between OCM-1-EGFP-PTP4A3 and OCM1-EGFP-C104S cells by 2D gel electrophoresis. After Western blotting, detection was performed using an anti-CRMP2 antibody that recognizes total CRMP2 or phospho-specific anti-CRMP2 (S522) and anti-CRMP2 (T514) antibodies. (B) Spot densitometric profiles of phosphorylated CRMP2 were generated using ImageJ64. The grey peaks indicate those present for OCM1-EGFP-C104S cells which are absent from OCM1-EGFP-PTP4A3 cells. (C) Western blot analysis of total lysates (input) and lysates after phosphoprotein purification as loading controls.