Phospho-specific antibody to NF2 (Merlin) at pS518 was used at a 1:1000 dilution to detect NF2 by WB. Approximately 12 ul of a mouse cardiac myocyte lysate was loaded per lane on a 4-20% Criterion gel for SDS-PAGE. Samples were either mock treated (lane 1) or CLA treated at 4nM, 20 nM or 100 nM (lanes 2, 3 and 4 respectively) for 45'. After washing, a 1:5,000 dilution of HRP conjugated Gt-a-Rabbit IgG preceded color development using Amersham's substrate system.