Journal: The American Journal of Pathology
Article Title: Hyperactivation of Transforming Growth Factor-β–Activated Kinase 1 Causes Skeletal Muscle Pathology Reminiscent of Inflammatory Myopathies
doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.07.005
Figure Lengend Snippet: High TAK1 activity stimulates catabolic signaling in adult skeletal muscle. Immunoblots ( A ) and densitometry analysis ( B ) for protein levels of phosphorylated IκBα (p-IκBα), IκBα, phosphorylated p65 (p-p65), p65, p100-p52, phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK), total JNK, phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38 MAPK), and total p38 MAPK in gastrocnemius (GA) muscle expressing high levels of green fluorescent protein (GFP) or TAK1/TAB1 protein. Immunoblots ( C ) and densitometry analysis ( D ) of phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase α (p-AMPKα), AMPKα, phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3), and STAT3 protein in GA muscle expressing high levels of GFP or TAK1/TAB1 protein. Immunoblots ( E ) and densitometry analysis ( F ) of phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR), mTOR, phosphorylated p70S6K1 (p-p70S6K1), p70S6K1, phosphorylated rpS6 (p-rpS6), rpS6, phosphorylated 4EBP1 (p-4EBP1), 4EBP1, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) protein in GA muscle expressing high levels of GFP or TAK1/TAB1 protein. All data are presented as means ± SEM ( B , D , and F ). n = 6 mice in each group ( A – F ). ∗ P ≤ 0.05, values significantly different from contralateral muscle expressing GFP analyzed by unpaired t- test.
Article Snippet: Polyclonal rabbit–anti-phosphorylated mTOR , Cell Signaling Technology/2971 , 1:500.
Techniques: Activity Assay, Western Blot, Expressing