Journal: International journal of cancer
Article Title: Combined inhibition of RAD51 and CHK1 causes synergistic toxicity in cisplatin resistant cancer cells by triggering replication fork collapse.
doi: 10.1002/ijc.35164
Figure Lengend Snippet: FIGURE 5 S-phase-dependent formation of DNA damage and activation of DDR- and DNA repair-related mechanisms following treatment of J82CisPt with PF477736 and B02. (A) Protein expression and activation of different replication stress- and DDR-related factors was examined via Western Blot analyses with protein extracts of J82CisPt cells treated for 6 h or 24 h with 10 μM B02, 1 μM PF477736 or both substances. (B) Formation of DNA strand breaks was analyzed via alkaline Comet Assay after 24 h mono- and combination-treatment with 10 μM B02 and 1 μM PF477736. Tail intensity (% DNA in tail) is displayed as dot for every analyzed cell and the mean ± SEM calculated from n = 3; N = 50. ***p ≤.001; **p ≤.01; *p ≤.05; significant compared to control (*), to B02 mono-treatment (#) and to PF477736 mono-treatment (+). (C) To analyze in which cell cycle phase the damage predominantly occurs, a double staining with γH2AX antibody and propidium iodide was applied and examined by flow cytometry after a treatment period of 6 and 24 h in J82CisPt. Displayed representative images of the flow cytometrical analyses were generated using FlowJo software. (D) J82CisPt cells were co-treated with 10 μM B02 + 1 μM PF477736 for 24 h, afterwards immunocytochemical co-staining of γH2AX and RPA was performed to analyze the correlation of both markers. For γH2AX, the mean fluorescence intensity of the nuclei was measured and the number of RPA foci per nucleus were counted. Data are shown with each dot representing one analyzed nucleus and the black lines showing the mean ± SEM from two independent experiments, where in each case 50 nuclei were measured. The scale bar in the representative picture corresponds to 20 μm. ***p ≤.001; significant compared to nuclei with <10 RPA foci. [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
Article Snippet: Cytostatics, DDR modifiers and other compounds were obtained from the following suppliers: Doxorubicin (Cellpharm [Bad Vilbel, Germany]), OH-Urea (Sigma [Steinheim, Germany]), 5-Fluorouracil (Medac [Wedel, Germany]), Carboplatin (TEVA [Ulm, Germany]), Oxaliplatin (Accord Healthcare [Munich, Germany]), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (Carl Roth GmbH [Karlsruhe, Germany]), checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) inhibitor PF477736 and LY2603618 (Sigma [Steinheim, Germany]), RAD51 inhibitor B02 and RI(dl)2 (Tocris Bioscience [Bristol, UK]), MRE11 inhibitor Mirin (Abcam [Cambridge, UK]), PARP inhibitor Niraparib (MedChemExpress [Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA]), HDAC inhibitors Entinostat (Selleckchem [Munich, Germany]) and Vorinostat (Sigma [Steinheim, Germany]).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Expressing, Western Blot, Alkaline Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis, Control, Double Staining, Flow Cytometry, Generated, Software, Staining, Fluorescence