Journal: Nutrients
Article Title: Induction of p53 Phosphorylation at Serine 20 by Resveratrol Is Required to Activate p53 Target Genes, Restoring Apoptosis in MCF-7 Cells Resistant to Cisplatin
doi: 10.3390/nu10091148
Figure Lengend Snippet: Early phosphorylation of p53 in S20 induced by Resv is necessary for p53-stability in MCF-7 R cells. ( A ) MCF-7 R cells were treated with CDDP (6 μM) with or without Resv (100 μM) and ( B ) MCF-7 cells were treated with Resv (100 μM); both cell cultures were treated for 6 h with specific p53-pS20 site kinase inhibitors: CK1 (60 μM), CHK2 (25 μM) or AMPK (40 μM). Total and phospho-p53 contents are assessed by Western blot using antibodies directed against total p53 (DO-1) or against the specific phosphorylated residue on S20, as indicated. ( C ) MCF-7 and MCF-7 R cells were treated with a DMSO–ethanol vehicle as control or CDDP (6 μM) with resveratrol (100 μM) and cultured in combination with CK1 (60 μM), CHK2 (25 μM) or AMPK (40 μM) inhibitors for 48 h and were double-stained with Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) followed by flow cytometry analysis to determine apoptotic cells. The viable cells are located in the lower left quadrant (double negative with Annexin V–/PI–). Apoptotic cells (Annexin V+/PI–) appear in the lower right (early apoptosis) and upper right (late apoptosis) quadrant of data plots. Data are presented as a percentage of the cell population. ( D ) The combined results of three independent cytometry analyses depicting the mean levels of total apoptotic cells are shown. Results are presented as the means ± SD. *** p < 0.001 by one-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s Multiple Comparison test.
Article Snippet: The AMPK inhibitor Compound C (or dorsomorphin), the CK1 inhibitor D4476, the Chk2 inhibitor, anti-rabbit and anti-mouse secondary antibodies, mouse monoclonal anti-phospho-ATM (S1981), rabbit polyclonal anti-ATM, monoclonal anti-p53-HRP (DO-1), and monoclonal anti-BCL-2 were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (San Diego, CA, USA).
Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Western Blot, Residue, Control, Cell Culture, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Cytometry, Comparison