Figure 5. Glutamine starvation induces ribosome collision-mediated ZAKα activation.
(A) p38 phosphorylation in HeLa cells grown in rich or glutamine-depleted media pretreated with vehicle (DMSO) or ISRIB compared to stimulation by intermediate-dose ANS (1 mg/L, 15min). (B) p38 phosphorylation in WT or ZAK KO MCF10A cells in media with or without glutamine. (C) Immunoblots of a Phos-tag gel for ZAKα phosphorylation in ZAKα-FLAG HeLa cells grown in media containing 2, 0.02 or 0 mM glutamine pretreated with DMSO or ISRIB. (D) eIF2α phosphorylation induced by glutamine starvation in WT or ZAK KO MCF10A cells pretreated with DMSO or ISRIB.