Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: The SH2 domain of STAT5A is required for efficient binding to Src kinases. (A) Domain structure of fluorescently labeled STAT5A-eYFP. (B) Subcellular localization of STAT5A-eYFP in the absence or presence of Epo. HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably transfected with STAT5A-eYFP were stimulated with 1 U/ml Epo for 30 min and the localization of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (C) Subcellular localization of STAT5A-eYFP (upper panel), STAT5A R618Q -eYFP (middle panel) and STAT3-eYFP (lower panel) was investigated in the presence of vSrc-dsRed. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells were treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline and transfected with the indicated constructs and the distribution of fluorescently labeled fusion proteins was analyzed after 24 h by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (D) Quantification of the relative subcellular distribution of eYFP-labeled STAT3 and STAT5A constructs in HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP (B) and HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells transfected with STAT5A-eYFP, STAT5A R618Q -eYFP or STAT3-eYFP (C) . The expression of the HA-EpoR and vSrc-dsRed was induced with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 hours. Mean fluorescence intensities (MFI) of the cytoplasm and nucleus were determined using the Zen 2012 software and changes in the ratio between the compartments were plotted. The data shown are means ± SD of n = 30 cells and were statistically evaluated by Student’s t -test. ***p < 0.0005. n.s. = not significant. (E + F) HeLa T-REx FRT cells were co-transfected with plasmids coding for STAT5A-eYFP or STAT5A R618Q -eYFP and vSrc-dsRed or Hck-dsRed. Fluorescently labeled STAT5 was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of vSrc-dsRed or Hck-dsRed 24 h after transfection. The expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A and vSrc/Hck proteins was analyzed in the whole cellular lysates (WCL) using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, Hck, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and GFP.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Binding Assay, Labeling, Stable Transfection, Transfection, Confocal Microscopy, Construct, Expressing, Fluorescence, Software, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT5A binds to the phosphorylated activation loop of SFK. (A) Domain structure of vSrc-dsRed. Selected amino acids are highlighted. A multiple sequence alignment of the activation loop of SFK is shown. Autophosphorylation site is highlighted (red). (*) conserved amino acids, (:) similar properties . Bold characters highlight peptide sequence used for precipitation. (B + C) HeLa T-REx FRT cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with the indicated vSrc-dsRed variants. Phosphorylation was analyzed 24 h after transfection using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and STAT5A. CTRL = untransfected cells. (D) Quantification of relative subcellular distribution of STAT5A in HeLa T-REx FRT stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP and the indicated vSrc-dsRed mutants. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of eYFP-fluorescence in the cytoplasm and nucleus were determined using the Zen 2012 software and changes in the ratio between the compartments were plotted. Data show means ± SD of n = 10 cells and were statistically evaluated by Student’s t -test. ***p < 0.0005, **p < 0.005, *p < 0.05, n.s. = not significant. (E) HeLa T-REx FRT cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with vSrc K295N -dsRed or vSrc Y416F -dsRed. Subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed 24 h after transfection by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (F + G) HeLa T-REx FRT cells were co-transfected with plasmids coding for vSrc-dsRed (Hck-dsRed), vSrc K295N -dsRed (Hck K269N -dsRed) or vSrc Y416F -dsRed (Hck Y390F -dsRed) and STAT5A-eYFP. STAT5-eYFP was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of vSrc-dsRed (Hck-dsRed) 24 h after transfection. Expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A and vSrc proteins was analyzed in the WCL using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, Hck, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and GFP. (s) short exposure, (l) long exposure. (H) HeLa T-REx FRT cells expressing STAT5A-eYFP or STAT5A R618Q -eYFP were lysed and incubated with a Src-peptide containing tyrosine- or phosphotyrosine 416. Precipitates and WCL were analyzed by immunoblotting using a GFP-specific antibody.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Activation Assay, Sequencing, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Transfection, Fluorescence, Software, Confocal Microscopy, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Incubation

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: SFK-mediated cytoplasmic localization of STAT5A is dominant over BCR-ABL induced nuclear accumulation. (A) HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells were transiently transfected with STAT5A-eYFP and either treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h to induce BCR-ABL expression (lower panel) or left untreated (upper panel). Fixation was performed with methanol. Fixed cells were stained for BCR-ABL using a cABL-specific primary antibody and a secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa Fluor-405. The subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (B) The subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was investigated in the presence of vSrc-dsRed (upper panel), vSrc K295N -dsRed (middle panel) or vSrc Y416F -dsRed (lower panel) in HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells that were treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h. Fixation was performed with methanol. Fixed cells were stained for BCR-ABL using an Abl-specific primary antibody and a secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa Fluor-405. Scale bars: 20 μm. (C) HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells were co-transfected with vSrc-dsRed, or the respective kinase activity affecting mutants vSrc K295N -dsRed or vSrc Y416F -dsRed and STAT5A-eYFP. The cells were either treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h (lanes 1–3) to induce the expression of BCR-ABL or left untreated (lane 4). Protein expression and phosphorylation in the cellular extracts was investigated by immunoblotting with antibodies against pY 412 -cABL, cABL, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, STAT5A, pY 416 -Src and Src. α-Tubulin served as a loading control.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Transfection, Expressing, Staining, Confocal Microscopy, Activity Assay, Western Blot

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: Binding of STAT5A to Src kinases interferes with dimerization. (A) HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with STAT5A-FLAG. The cells were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcyline for 24 h to induce the expression of the HA-tagged EpoR and stimulated with 5 U/ml Epo for 30 minutes or left untreated. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with STAT5A-FLAG. The expression of vSrc-dsRed was induced for 8 h with 5 ng/ml doxycycline or the cells were left untreated. STAT5A-eYFP was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of STAT5A-FLAG. The expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A-eYFP and STAT5A-FLAG was analyzed in the WCL using antibodies against pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, GFP and the FLAG-tag. (B) HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcyline for 24 h to induce the expression of the human EpoR and stimulated with 5 U/ml Epo for 30 minutes or left untreated. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP or a STAT5A S710F -eYFP were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcline for 8 h or the cells were left untreated. Cellular extracts were prepared under native conditions and STAT5A-eYFP dimers were separated from monomers by blue native PAGE electrophoresis (NP). STAT5A-eYFP dimer complexes were measured by the detection of the eYFP fluorescence. The cellular extracts were subjected to immunoblotting using antibodies against pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, STAT5A, Src and the HA-tag of the EpoR. (C) Confocal microscopy analysis of HeLa T-REx FRT cells co-expressing vSrc-dsRed together with STAT5A S710F -eYFP (upper panel), a serine phosphorylation mimicking mutant STAT5A S710D -eYFP (middle panel) or a serine phosphorylation deficient mutant STAT5A S710A -eYFP (lower panel). Methanol fixation was performed 24 h after transfection. Scale bars: 20 μm.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Binding Assay, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Transfection, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, FLAG-tag, Blue Native PAGE, Electrophoresis, Fluorescence, Confocal Microscopy, Mutagenesis

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: Activated SFK interfere with dimerization and nuclear translocation of pSTAT5A in BCR-ABL expressing cells. Left scheme: Classical activation of the JAK2-STAT5A signaling pathway downstream of the EpoR. Right scheme: BCR-ABL directly phosphorylates STAT5A Y694 resulting in STAT5A dimerization, nuclear accumulation and finally target gene expression . In the presence of BCR-ABL, a predominantly cytoplasmic localization of pSTAT5A is achieved (i) upon binding to the scaffolding adaptor Gab2 resulting in pro-survival signaling through PI3K/Akt activation and (ii) through binding of the STAT5A SH2 domain to the phosphorylated activation loop of SFK, a mechanism that interferes with STAT5A dimerization and subsequent nuclear accumulation. Constitutively active STAT5A S710F escapes the SFK-mediated cytoplasmic retention. Flashes indicate phosphorylation events.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Translocation Assay, Expressing, Activation Assay, Binding Assay, Scaffolding

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Clinical information and Stat5 activation status of primary human samples Pre-existing, remnant primary human leukemia, and lymphoma cells were obtained from peripheral blood or lymph node biopsies at the time of diagnosis. Control samples were taken from healthy volunteer donors. The diagnoses were made according to French-American-British (FAB) criteria. ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; AMML, acute myelomonocytic leukemia; AMoL, acute monocytic leukemia; n.a., not available; WBC, white blood cell count.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Activation Assay, Biomarker Discovery, Control

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of Ser-193 as a novel proline-flanked phosphorylation site in human Stat5b. YT cells were stimulated without (−) or with (+) IL-2 for 15 min, and Stat5b proteins were immunoprecipitated (IP) from soluble cell lysates with α-Stat5b antibodies. Two sets of immunoprecipitations were separated by SDS-PAGE. One set was Coomassie Blue-stained (A), and the other was Western blotted (WB) (B) with α-phospho-Tyr (α-pY), α-phospho-Ser (pS726/731), or α-Stat5b antibodies. HC, heavy chain; LC, light chain. C, tandem mass spectra of a monophosphorylated peptide showing site localization of Ser-193, as indicated by asterisks. D, amino acid sequence alignment of the region surrounding Ser-193 (asterisk) from each human Stat protein using the ClustalW program (progressive alignment) (31). E, domain architecture of human Stat5 with known and newly identified (asterisk) serine and tyrosine phosphorylation sites. Numbers indicate amino acid residues of human Stat5 (a/b).

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Immunoprecipitation, SDS Page, Staining, Western Blot, Sequencing

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Phosphorylation of Stat5b Ser-193 displays rapid kinetics and is inducible by multiple cytokines. A, a phospho-specific polyclonal Stat5b Ser(P)-193 antibody was generated and tested by dot blot analysis using increasing amounts of Stat5b Ser-193 (CLAQLSPQERL), Ser(P)-193 (CLAQL(pS)PQERL), Ser-731 (KDQAPSPAVCP), and Ser(P)-731 (KDQAP(pS)PAVCP) peptides spotted onto PVDF membrane (where pS indicates phospho-serine). IB, immunoblotting. B, YT cells stimulated with IL-2 for 15 min were fluorescently labeled using α-phospho-Tyr (α-pY) Stat5 (Cy2, green), α-Ser(P)-193 (α-pS193) Stat5b (Cy3, red), and DAPI (blue) and visualized by confocal microscopy. The overlay (bottom panel) shows co-localization of phospho-Tyr Stat5 and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b. For peptide competition analysis, the polyclonal Ser(P)-193 Stat5b antibody was preblocked with increasing amounts of non-phospho-peptide (lanes a–c) or phospho-peptide (lanes d–f) for 1 h at 4 °C followed by staining of YT cells treated with IL-2 for 15 min. C, YT cells were stimulated without (−) (lane a) or with IL-2 (+) from 0 to 60 min (lanes b–e) and fixed with cold methanol. Cells were then stained with α-phospho-Tyr Stat5 (Cy2, green), α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5b (Cy3, red), and DAPI (blue) and visualized by confocal microscopy. The overlay (bottom panel) shows co-localization of phospho-Tyr Stat5 and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b. Insets show a higher magnification view of α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5b (Cy3, red)-stained YT cells treated with IL-2 for the indicated time points. D, quiescent PHA-activated human PBMCs were stimulated with medium (−) (lane a) or IL-2 (lane b), IL-7 (lane c), IL-9 (lane d), or IL-15 (lane e) for 15 min and fixed with cold methanol. Confocal images using α-phospho-Tyr Stat5 (Cy2, green), α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5b (Cy3, red), and DAPI (blue) and overlay images are shown. Immunofluorescent images were captured using PASCAL software on a Zeiss LSM 510 Meta confocal microscope at 63× magnification. Representative data from three independent experiments are shown.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Generated, Dot Blot, Membrane, Western Blot, Labeling, Confocal Microscopy, Staining, Software, Microscopy

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Stat5b Ser-193 undergoes phosphorylation in an mTOR-dependent manner. A, YT cells were left untreated (lanes a and b) or pretreated with increasing concentrations of rapamycin (1–100 nm) (lanes c–f) for 1 h followed by stimulation with IL-2 (lanes b–f) for 15 min. α-pY, α-phospho-Tyr; α-pS193, α-Ser(P)-193. B, YT cells were left untreated (lanes a and b) or pretreated with 10–200 nm PP242 hydrate for 1 h followed by stimulation with IL-2 for 15 min (lanes b–f) as indicated. The cells were fixed and stained with α-phospho-Tyr Stat5 (Cy2, green), α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5b (Cy3, red), and DAPI (blue) and visualized by confocal microscopy. The overlay (bottom panel) shows co-localization of phospho-Tyr Stat5 and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b. Immunofluorescent images were captured using PASCAL software on a Zeiss LSM 510 Meta confocal microscope at 63× magnification. Representative data from three independent experiments are shown.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Staining, Confocal Microscopy, Software, Microscopy

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: PP2A, but not PP1, negatively regulates Stat5b Ser-193 phosphorylation in YT cells. A, cells were pretreated without (lanes a and b) or with DMSO (lanes c and d) or 50 nm CA (lanes e and f) for 1 h before stimulation without (lanes a, c, and e) or with IL-2 (lanes b, d, and f) for 15 min at 37 °C. The cells were fixed and stained with α-phospho-Tyr Stat5 (Cy2, green), α-Ser(P)-193 (α-pS193) Stat5b (Cy3, red), and DAPI (blue) and visualized by confocal microscopy. The overlay (bottom panel) shows co-localization of phospho-Tyr Stat5 and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b. NT, not treated. B, YT cells were left untreated (lanes a and b) or pretreated with 150 nm OA (lanes c and d), 25 nm FOS (lanes e and f), or 1 μm TAU (lanes g and h) for 1 h before stimulation without (−) or with (+) IL-2 for 15 min at 37 °C. The cells were fixed and analyzed using α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5b and DAPI as described above. Immunofluorescent images were captured using PASCAL software on a Zeiss LSM 510 Meta confocal microscope at 63× magnification. Representative data from three independent experiments are shown.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Staining, Confocal Microscopy, Software, Microscopy

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Stat5b Ser-193 phosphorylation is required for its maximal DNA binding and transcriptional activity. A, HEK293 cells were transfected with IL-2Rβ, IL-2Rγ, Jak3, and Stat5b (WT, S193A, or S193E) and incubated for 48 h. The cells were then stimulated without (−) or with IL-2 (+) for 15 min. Stat5b WT (lanes a and b), Stat5b S193A (lanes c and d), and Stat5b S193E (lanes e and f) were blotted with α-phospho-Tyr (α-pY) Stat5 (upper panel) or total Stat5 (lower panel). WB, Western blot. B, nuclear extracts (5 μg) isolated from transfected HEK293 described in A were incubated with a 32P-radiolabeled oligonucleotide probe corresponding to the Stat5 binding site in the β-casein gene promoter. The extracts indicated were co-incubated with N-terminal directed α-Stat5 (lane h) or normal rabbit IgG (Cntrl) (lane i). The bracket indicates the location of free probe, and the arrows indicate the location of non-supershifted and supershifted Stat5b-DNA complexes. Representative data from two independent experiments are shown. C, HEK293 cells transfected as described in A were treated without (−) or with (+) IL-2 for 6 h. Control cells were transfected with Stat5b alone (lanes a and b). At 48 h after transfection, the cells were lysed, and luciferase activities were measured and normalized to β-galactosidase activity. Statistical significance was determined using analysis of variance (*, p < 0.05). Representative data from three independent experiments are shown. Error bars indicate S.D.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Binding Assay, Activity Assay, Transfection, Incubation, Western Blot, Isolation, Control, Luciferase

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b (Stat5b) Serine 193 Is a Novel Cytokine-induced Phospho-regulatory Site That Is Constitutively Activated in Primary Hematopoietic Malignancies *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.319756

Figure Lengend Snippet: Stat5b Ser-193 is constitutively phosphorylated in HTLV-1-transformed tumor T-cell lines and primary leukemia and lymphoma patient tumor cells. A, immunofluorescent confocal microscopy was utilized to detect phospho-Tyr Stat5 (α-pY Stat5) and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b (α-pS193 Stat5b) in normal PHA-activated quiescent human PBMCs stimulated with IL-2 or without for 15 min (lanes a and b), non-PHA-activated PBMCs cells (lane c), MT-2 (lane d), HUT-102 (lane e), and HUT-78 (lane f). B, immunofluorescent confocal microscopy was utilized to detect phospho-Tyr Stat5 and Ser(P)-193 Stat5b in primary tumor cells isolated from patients diagnosed with ALL (lane d), AML (lane e), and B-cell lymphoma (lane f). Normal PHA-activated quiescent human PBMCs stimulated with IL-2 or without IL-2 for 15 min (lanes a and b) and non-PHA-activated PBMCs cells (lane c) served as controls. Immunofluorescent images were captured using PASCAL software on a Zeiss LSM 510 Meta confocal microscope at 63× magnification. Representative data from three independent experiments are shown.

Article Snippet: The anti-phospho-serine 193 Stat5b (α-Ser(P)-193 Stat5) rabbit polyclonal antibody was custom-generated and affinity-purified by GenScript (Piscataway, NJ) using the immunogen CLAQL(pS)PQERL (where pS indicates phospho-serine) coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin.

Techniques: Transformation Assay, Confocal Microscopy, Isolation, Software, Microscopy