Fig. 5: AMPK could directly control MFF/Drp1 pathway in MSCs with iron overload.

a Total protein expression of MFF, p-MFF-ser155, Drp1 and mitochondrial protein expression of p-Drp1-ser616, p-Drp1-ser637 in WT MSCs or control CrispCas MSCs or AMPKα DKO MSCs before and after treatment with FAC or AICAR. b Protein expression of AMPKα, p-AMPKα-thr172 and p-ACC-ser79 in control shRNA MSCs or MFF shRNA MSCs before and after adding FAC or AICAR. c Total protein expression of MFF, p-MFF-ser155, Drp1, LC3, Beclin-1, ATG5 and ATG7, and mitochondrial protein expression of p-Drp1-ser616, p-Drp1-ser637 in control shRNA MSCs or MFF shRNA MSCs before and after adding AICAR. The average of three replicates is displayed