Figure 3. mTOR is necessary for macrophage autophagy.
Primary peritoneal macrophages were subjected to RNAi using Non-target (NT) or mTOR siRNA. After 72 h, cells were exposed to LPS (100ng/mL) for 30 minutes. Total cellular lysate (10μg per lane) was then isolated and analyzed for the expression of mTOR, ATG7, ATG5-12, LC3B, and tubulin by immunblot (representative blot of n=3 independent experiments; N=3 mice total for all 3 experiments combined).
