Figure 1. Treatment of serum-starved HeLa cells with 20% FBS stimulates phosphorylation of eIF4E at Ser209, detected by the PathScan ® Phospho-eIF4E (Ser209) Sandwich ELISA Kit #7938, but does not affect the levels of total eIF4E detected by PathScan ® Total eIF4E Sandwich ELISA Kit #7940. HeLa cells (80-90% confluent) were serum-starved over night and then treated with 20% FBS at 37ºC. The absorbance readings at 450 nm are shown in the top figure, while the corresponding western blots using eIF4E Antibody #9742 (left panel) or Phospho-eIF4E Antibody (Ser209) #9741 (right panel) are shown in the bottom figure.