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. 2021 Oct 12;12(10):934. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04235-0

Fig. 5. Metformin and FASN regulated the membrane attachment of Akt and its palmitoylation.

Fig. 5

Macrophages in the presence of LPS were treated with metformin, C75 or Fasn shRNA lentivirus. AC The membrane localization of Akt in response to a 15-min LPS treatment was determined by immunofluorescence (AB) and Western blotting (C). D, E Akt possessed a posttranslational modification called palmitoylation, as determined in RAW 264.7 by acly-biotin exchange (ABE) method. The palmitoylation of exogenously-overexpressed Akt (D) and endogenous Akt (E). FH The effect of metformin and FASN inhibition on Akt palmitoylation was determined by ABE method (F) and then confirmed again by immunoprecipitation (IP)-ABE method (G). The ratio of palmitoylated Akt/Akt was quantified (H). Data were represented as means ± SD. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001, ANOVA.