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    MedChemExpress atm inhibitor ku60019
    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance. A: Representative images showing inhibition of mammosphere formation by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated inhibitor <t>Ku60019;</t> B: Quantification of mammosphere size; C: Quantification of mammosphere number; D-F: Effects of ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown on cancer stem cell enrichment (D), mammosphere size (E), and mammosphere number (F); G and H: Western blot analysis of stemness-associated proteins (c-Myc, sex-determining region Y-box 2, Kruppel-like factor 4, octamer-binding protein 4) following Ku60019 treatment (G) or ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown (H). Scale bar: 200 μm. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2; p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; shATM: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown.
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    Article Title: Hypoxia facilitates triple-negative breast cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance through oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated-induced one-carbon metabolism

    Journal: World Journal of Stem Cells

    doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i1.112278

    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance. A: Representative images showing inhibition of mammosphere formation by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated inhibitor Ku60019; B: Quantification of mammosphere size; C: Quantification of mammosphere number; D-F: Effects of ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown on cancer stem cell enrichment (D), mammosphere size (E), and mammosphere number (F); G and H: Western blot analysis of stemness-associated proteins (c-Myc, sex-determining region Y-box 2, Kruppel-like factor 4, octamer-binding protein 4) following Ku60019 treatment (G) or ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown (H). Scale bar: 200 μm. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2; p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; shATM: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown.
    Figure Legend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance. A: Representative images showing inhibition of mammosphere formation by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated inhibitor Ku60019; B: Quantification of mammosphere size; C: Quantification of mammosphere number; D-F: Effects of ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown on cancer stem cell enrichment (D), mammosphere size (E), and mammosphere number (F); G and H: Western blot analysis of stemness-associated proteins (c-Myc, sex-determining region Y-box 2, Kruppel-like factor 4, octamer-binding protein 4) following Ku60019 treatment (G) or ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown (H). Scale bar: 200 μm. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2; p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; shATM: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown.

    Techniques Used: Inhibition, Knockdown, Western Blot, Binding Assay

    Hypoxia and oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated facilitate metabolic remodeling in triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells. A: Volcano plot showing differentially regulated metabolites (115 upregulated, 129 downregulated) in MDA-MB-231 cancer stem cells under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B: Pathway enrichment analysis of differentially regulated metabolites; C: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways; D: Volcano plot showing metabolic changes in hypoxic cancer stem cells after Ku60019 treatment; E: Pathway enrichment analysis after Ku60019 treatment; F: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways after Ku60019 treatment.
    Figure Legend Snippet: Hypoxia and oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated facilitate metabolic remodeling in triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells. A: Volcano plot showing differentially regulated metabolites (115 upregulated, 129 downregulated) in MDA-MB-231 cancer stem cells under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B: Pathway enrichment analysis of differentially regulated metabolites; C: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways; D: Volcano plot showing metabolic changes in hypoxic cancer stem cells after Ku60019 treatment; E: Pathway enrichment analysis after Ku60019 treatment; F: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways after Ku60019 treatment.

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    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 expression through c-Myc. A and B: Western blot analysis of phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated, c-Myc, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2), and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with Ku60019 and ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown; C: Consensus c-Myc binding motif; D: Schematic representation of predicted c-Myc binding sites in the human MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoter regions; E: Luciferase assay showed SHMT2 and MTHFD2 relative luciferase activity; F: Representative chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showing c-Myc occupancy at the MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoters; input and immunoglobulin G served as controls; G and H: ChIP-quantitative PCR analysis demonstrating c-Myc enrichment at the MTHFD2 (G) and SHMT2 (H) promoters in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells. ChIP-quantitative PCR enrichment expressed as % input relative to immunoglobulin G. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; IgG: Immunoglobulin G.
    Figure Legend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 expression through c-Myc. A and B: Western blot analysis of phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated, c-Myc, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2), and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with Ku60019 and ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown; C: Consensus c-Myc binding motif; D: Schematic representation of predicted c-Myc binding sites in the human MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoter regions; E: Luciferase assay showed SHMT2 and MTHFD2 relative luciferase activity; F: Representative chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showing c-Myc occupancy at the MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoters; input and immunoglobulin G served as controls; G and H: ChIP-quantitative PCR analysis demonstrating c-Myc enrichment at the MTHFD2 (G) and SHMT2 (H) promoters in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells. ChIP-quantitative PCR enrichment expressed as % input relative to immunoglobulin G. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; IgG: Immunoglobulin G.

    Techniques Used: Expressing, Western Blot, Knockdown, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated sustains triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells stemness via serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2- and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2-mediated one-carbon metabolism. A: NADPH/NADP+ ratio in cancer stem cells (CSCs) under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B and C: NADPH/NADP+ ratio decreased in CSCs after Ku60019 treatment (B) or shc-Myc knockdown (C); D-F: Effects of one-carbon metabolite supplementation on mammosphere size (D) and number (E and F) in CSCs with serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) knockdown or methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) knockdown; G: Western blot analysis of MTHFD2, SHMT2, Kruppel-like factor 4, and sex-determining region Y-box 2 expression following SHMT2 or MTHFD2 knockdown under hypoxia. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05. MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2.
    Figure Legend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated sustains triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells stemness via serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2- and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2-mediated one-carbon metabolism. A: NADPH/NADP+ ratio in cancer stem cells (CSCs) under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B and C: NADPH/NADP+ ratio decreased in CSCs after Ku60019 treatment (B) or shc-Myc knockdown (C); D-F: Effects of one-carbon metabolite supplementation on mammosphere size (D) and number (E and F) in CSCs with serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) knockdown or methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) knockdown; G: Western blot analysis of MTHFD2, SHMT2, Kruppel-like factor 4, and sex-determining region Y-box 2 expression following SHMT2 or MTHFD2 knockdown under hypoxia. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05. MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2.

    Techniques Used: Knockdown, Western Blot, Expressing



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    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance. A: Representative images showing inhibition of mammosphere formation by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated inhibitor Ku60019; B: Quantification of mammosphere size; C: Quantification of mammosphere number; D-F: Effects of ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown on cancer stem cell enrichment (D), mammosphere size (E), and mammosphere number (F); G and H: Western blot analysis of stemness-associated proteins (c-Myc, sex-determining region Y-box 2, Kruppel-like factor 4, octamer-binding protein 4) following Ku60019 treatment (G) or ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown (H). Scale bar: 200 μm. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2; p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; shATM: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown.

    Journal: World Journal of Stem Cells

    Article Title: Hypoxia facilitates triple-negative breast cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance through oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated-induced one-carbon metabolism

    doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i1.112278

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance. A: Representative images showing inhibition of mammosphere formation by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated inhibitor Ku60019; B: Quantification of mammosphere size; C: Quantification of mammosphere number; D-F: Effects of ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown on cancer stem cell enrichment (D), mammosphere size (E), and mammosphere number (F); G and H: Western blot analysis of stemness-associated proteins (c-Myc, sex-determining region Y-box 2, Kruppel-like factor 4, octamer-binding protein 4) following Ku60019 treatment (G) or ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown (H). Scale bar: 200 μm. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2; p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; shATM: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown.

    Article Snippet: The ATM inhibitor Ku60019 was purchased from MedChem Express.

    Techniques: Inhibition, Knockdown, Western Blot, Binding Assay

    Hypoxia and oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated facilitate metabolic remodeling in triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells. A: Volcano plot showing differentially regulated metabolites (115 upregulated, 129 downregulated) in MDA-MB-231 cancer stem cells under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B: Pathway enrichment analysis of differentially regulated metabolites; C: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways; D: Volcano plot showing metabolic changes in hypoxic cancer stem cells after Ku60019 treatment; E: Pathway enrichment analysis after Ku60019 treatment; F: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways after Ku60019 treatment.

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    doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i1.112278

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Hypoxia and oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated facilitate metabolic remodeling in triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells. A: Volcano plot showing differentially regulated metabolites (115 upregulated, 129 downregulated) in MDA-MB-231 cancer stem cells under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B: Pathway enrichment analysis of differentially regulated metabolites; C: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways; D: Volcano plot showing metabolic changes in hypoxic cancer stem cells after Ku60019 treatment; E: Pathway enrichment analysis after Ku60019 treatment; F: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes classification of altered metabolic pathways after Ku60019 treatment.

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    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 expression through c-Myc. A and B: Western blot analysis of phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated, c-Myc, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2), and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with Ku60019 and ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown; C: Consensus c-Myc binding motif; D: Schematic representation of predicted c-Myc binding sites in the human MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoter regions; E: Luciferase assay showed SHMT2 and MTHFD2 relative luciferase activity; F: Representative chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showing c-Myc occupancy at the MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoters; input and immunoglobulin G served as controls; G and H: ChIP-quantitative PCR analysis demonstrating c-Myc enrichment at the MTHFD2 (G) and SHMT2 (H) promoters in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells. ChIP-quantitative PCR enrichment expressed as % input relative to immunoglobulin G. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; IgG: Immunoglobulin G.

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    Article Title: Hypoxia facilitates triple-negative breast cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance through oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated-induced one-carbon metabolism

    doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i1.112278

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated promotes serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 expression through c-Myc. A and B: Western blot analysis of phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated, c-Myc, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2), and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells after treatment with Ku60019 and ataxia telangiectasia mutated knockdown; C: Consensus c-Myc binding motif; D: Schematic representation of predicted c-Myc binding sites in the human MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoter regions; E: Luciferase assay showed SHMT2 and MTHFD2 relative luciferase activity; F: Representative chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showing c-Myc occupancy at the MTHFD2 and SHMT2 promoters; input and immunoglobulin G served as controls; G and H: ChIP-quantitative PCR analysis demonstrating c-Myc enrichment at the MTHFD2 (G) and SHMT2 (H) promoters in Hs578T and MDA-MB-231 cells. ChIP-quantitative PCR enrichment expressed as % input relative to immunoglobulin G. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05; b P < 0.01. p-ATM: Phosphorylated ataxia telangiectasia mutated; MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; IgG: Immunoglobulin G.

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    Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated sustains triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells stemness via serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2- and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2-mediated one-carbon metabolism. A: NADPH/NADP+ ratio in cancer stem cells (CSCs) under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B and C: NADPH/NADP+ ratio decreased in CSCs after Ku60019 treatment (B) or shc-Myc knockdown (C); D-F: Effects of one-carbon metabolite supplementation on mammosphere size (D) and number (E and F) in CSCs with serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) knockdown or methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) knockdown; G: Western blot analysis of MTHFD2, SHMT2, Kruppel-like factor 4, and sex-determining region Y-box 2 expression following SHMT2 or MTHFD2 knockdown under hypoxia. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05. MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2.

    Journal: World Journal of Stem Cells

    Article Title: Hypoxia facilitates triple-negative breast cancer stem cells enrichment and stemness maintenance through oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated-induced one-carbon metabolism

    doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i1.112278

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Oxidized ataxia telangiectasia mutated sustains triple-negative breast cancer-cancer stem cells stemness via serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2- and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2-mediated one-carbon metabolism. A: NADPH/NADP+ ratio in cancer stem cells (CSCs) under hypoxia compared with normoxia; B and C: NADPH/NADP+ ratio decreased in CSCs after Ku60019 treatment (B) or shc-Myc knockdown (C); D-F: Effects of one-carbon metabolite supplementation on mammosphere size (D) and number (E and F) in CSCs with serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) knockdown or methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) knockdown; G: Western blot analysis of MTHFD2, SHMT2, Kruppel-like factor 4, and sex-determining region Y-box 2 expression following SHMT2 or MTHFD2 knockdown under hypoxia. Data were presented as mean ± SD ( n = 3). a P < 0.05. MTHFD2: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2; SHMT2: Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2; KLF4: Kruppel-like factor 4; SOX2: Sex-determining region Y-box 2.

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    Article Title: Potential Mechanisms of MAP Kinase JNK’s Involvement in Modulating Cancer Cell Fate in a Cisplatin Concentration-Dependent Manner

    doi: 10.3390/ph19030509

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of ATM inhibition on cisplatin-treated A549 cell viability. Cell viability was measured via MTT assay after 72 h of treatment and normalized to baseline viability before treatment. DMSO—vehicle control (0.2%), SP—SP600125 (20 μM), KU—KU60019 (5 μM), and combo—SP + KU. Statistical significance is indicated by asterisks (n.s.—non-significant; ***— p < 0.0005; more details in the Methods and ).

    Article Snippet: Other reagents: 99.5% dimethylsulphoxide DMSO (#7029.1) from Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany; oxaliplatin (5 mg/mL infusion solution) from Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc., Hampshire, UK; daunorubicin (#251800) and AKT inhibitor VIII (10 μM, #124018) from EMD Millipore/Merck, Billerica, MA, USA; ATM inhibitor KU60019 (5 μM, #S1570) and RAS inhibitor RMC-6236 (1 μM, #E1597) from Selleck Chemicals LLC, Houston, TX, USA; SP600125 (20 μM; #J67272) from Alpha Aesar, Ward Hill, MA, USA; capivasertib AZD5363 (10 μM; #15406) from Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

    Techniques: Inhibition, MTT Assay, Control

    Induction of H2AX phosphorylation by cisplatin. ( a ) High concentration of cisplatin induces H2AX phosphorylation as early as 6 h after the treatment. ( b ) After 20 h, even very low concentrations of cisplatin induce H2AX phosphorylation. ( c ) ATM inhibitor reduces H2AX phosphorylation. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%) and KU—KU60019 (5 μM). Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Journal: Pharmaceuticals

    Article Title: Potential Mechanisms of MAP Kinase JNK’s Involvement in Modulating Cancer Cell Fate in a Cisplatin Concentration-Dependent Manner

    doi: 10.3390/ph19030509

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Induction of H2AX phosphorylation by cisplatin. ( a ) High concentration of cisplatin induces H2AX phosphorylation as early as 6 h after the treatment. ( b ) After 20 h, even very low concentrations of cisplatin induce H2AX phosphorylation. ( c ) ATM inhibitor reduces H2AX phosphorylation. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%) and KU—KU60019 (5 μM). Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Article Snippet: Other reagents: 99.5% dimethylsulphoxide DMSO (#7029.1) from Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany; oxaliplatin (5 mg/mL infusion solution) from Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc., Hampshire, UK; daunorubicin (#251800) and AKT inhibitor VIII (10 μM, #124018) from EMD Millipore/Merck, Billerica, MA, USA; ATM inhibitor KU60019 (5 μM, #S1570) and RAS inhibitor RMC-6236 (1 μM, #E1597) from Selleck Chemicals LLC, Houston, TX, USA; SP600125 (20 μM; #J67272) from Alpha Aesar, Ward Hill, MA, USA; capivasertib AZD5363 (10 μM; #15406) from Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

    Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Concentration Assay, Control, Western Blot, Staining

    Effect of ATM kinase inhibition on p53 expression. ( a ) In A549 cells treated with 25 μM cisplatin (both alone and in combination with the JNK inhibitor SP600125), p53 expression is decreased after the addition of the ATM inhibitor KU60019 (KU, 5 μM). ( b ) In A549 cells exposed to 100 μM cisplatin and JNK inhibitor SP600125, ATM inhibitor KU decreases p53 expression. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%), SP—SP600125 (20 μM); treatment duration—20 h. Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Journal: Pharmaceuticals

    Article Title: Potential Mechanisms of MAP Kinase JNK’s Involvement in Modulating Cancer Cell Fate in a Cisplatin Concentration-Dependent Manner

    doi: 10.3390/ph19030509

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of ATM kinase inhibition on p53 expression. ( a ) In A549 cells treated with 25 μM cisplatin (both alone and in combination with the JNK inhibitor SP600125), p53 expression is decreased after the addition of the ATM inhibitor KU60019 (KU, 5 μM). ( b ) In A549 cells exposed to 100 μM cisplatin and JNK inhibitor SP600125, ATM inhibitor KU decreases p53 expression. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%), SP—SP600125 (20 μM); treatment duration—20 h. Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Article Snippet: Other reagents: 99.5% dimethylsulphoxide DMSO (#7029.1) from Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany; oxaliplatin (5 mg/mL infusion solution) from Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc., Hampshire, UK; daunorubicin (#251800) and AKT inhibitor VIII (10 μM, #124018) from EMD Millipore/Merck, Billerica, MA, USA; ATM inhibitor KU60019 (5 μM, #S1570) and RAS inhibitor RMC-6236 (1 μM, #E1597) from Selleck Chemicals LLC, Houston, TX, USA; SP600125 (20 μM; #J67272) from Alpha Aesar, Ward Hill, MA, USA; capivasertib AZD5363 (10 μM; #15406) from Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

    Techniques: Inhibition, Expressing, Control, Western Blot, Staining

    Effect of ATM inhibition on protein kinase AKT phosphorylation. ( a ) In A549 cells treated with 25 μM cisplatin (both alone and in combination with the JNK inhibitor SP600125), AKT phosphorylation is decreased after the addition of the ATM inhibitor KU60019 (KU, 5 μM). ( b ) In A549 cells exposed to 100 μM cisplatin and JNK inhibitor SP600125, ATM inhibitor KU decreases AKT phosphorylation. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%) and SP—SP600125 (20 μM); treatment duration—20 h. Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Journal: Pharmaceuticals

    Article Title: Potential Mechanisms of MAP Kinase JNK’s Involvement in Modulating Cancer Cell Fate in a Cisplatin Concentration-Dependent Manner

    doi: 10.3390/ph19030509

    Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of ATM inhibition on protein kinase AKT phosphorylation. ( a ) In A549 cells treated with 25 μM cisplatin (both alone and in combination with the JNK inhibitor SP600125), AKT phosphorylation is decreased after the addition of the ATM inhibitor KU60019 (KU, 5 μM). ( b ) In A549 cells exposed to 100 μM cisplatin and JNK inhibitor SP600125, ATM inhibitor KU decreases AKT phosphorylation. DM—vehicle control DMSO (0.2%) and SP—SP600125 (20 μM); treatment duration—20 h. Representative Western blots are shown. Total protein stained with Coomassie dye in polyacrylamide gels serve as loading controls.

    Article Snippet: Other reagents: 99.5% dimethylsulphoxide DMSO (#7029.1) from Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany; oxaliplatin (5 mg/mL infusion solution) from Fresenius Kabi Oncology Plc., Hampshire, UK; daunorubicin (#251800) and AKT inhibitor VIII (10 μM, #124018) from EMD Millipore/Merck, Billerica, MA, USA; ATM inhibitor KU60019 (5 μM, #S1570) and RAS inhibitor RMC-6236 (1 μM, #E1597) from Selleck Chemicals LLC, Houston, TX, USA; SP600125 (20 μM; #J67272) from Alpha Aesar, Ward Hill, MA, USA; capivasertib AZD5363 (10 μM; #15406) from Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

    Techniques: Inhibition, Phospho-proteomics, Control, Western Blot, Staining

    (A) Immunoblots with lysates from U2OS cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, pre-treated with ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019, 1 μM, 30 min), followed by treatment with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), probed with the indicated antibodies. DMSO was used as control for all treatments. n = 3 independent experiments. (B) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, pre-treated with ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019; 1 μM), ATR inhibitor (ATRi; VE-832; 1 μM), or DNA-PK inhibitor (DNA-PKi; NU7441; 0.1 μM or 1 μM) for 30 min, followed by treatment with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), probed with the indicated antibodies. DMSO was used as control for all treatments. n = 3 independent experiments. (C) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, transfected with siRNAs targeting ATM (siATM), ATR (siATR), or Luciferase as a control, probed with the indicated antibodies. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), or DMSO as control, prior to lysis.

    Journal: bioRxiv

    Article Title: ATM-dependent RHEB phosphorylation couples DNA damage to lysosomal mTORC1 signaling to orchestrate the cellular response to genotoxic stress

    doi: 10.64898/2026.01.16.699946

    Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunoblots with lysates from U2OS cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, pre-treated with ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019, 1 μM, 30 min), followed by treatment with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), probed with the indicated antibodies. DMSO was used as control for all treatments. n = 3 independent experiments. (B) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, pre-treated with ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019; 1 μM), ATR inhibitor (ATRi; VE-832; 1 μM), or DNA-PK inhibitor (DNA-PKi; NU7441; 0.1 μM or 1 μM) for 30 min, followed by treatment with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), probed with the indicated antibodies. DMSO was used as control for all treatments. n = 3 independent experiments. (C) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, transfected with siRNAs targeting ATM (siATM), ATR (siATR), or Luciferase as a control, probed with the indicated antibodies. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), or DMSO as control, prior to lysis.

    Article Snippet: For kinase activity inhibition, cells were pre-treated with KU-60019 (ATM inhibitor; #S1570, Selleckchem; 1 μM) VE-821 (ATR inhibitor; #S8007, Selleckchem; 1 μM), and NU7441 (DNA-PK inhibitor; #S2638, Selleckchem; 0.1 or 1 μM) for 30 minutes prior to addition of DNA-damaging agents.

    Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, Control, Stable Transfection, Transfection, Luciferase, Lysis

    (A) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, transfected with siRNAs targeting TSC2 (siTSC2) or Luciferase as a control (siCtrl), probed with the indicated antibodies. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), or DMSO as control, prior to lysis. (B) Immunoblots with lysates from HEK293FT WT or TSC1 KO cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr) or DMSO as control, probed with the indicated antibodies. (C) Co-immunoprecipitation between endogenous ATM and RHEB from HEK293FT cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB or Luciferase (Luc) as a control. The input and IP samples were analyzed by immunoblotting with the indicated antibodies. (D) In vitro kinase assays with ATM immunopurified from HEK293FT cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged WT or kinase-dead (KD) ATM, using recombinant His 6 -tagged RHEB protein as a substrate. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr) before lysis to activate ATM. Specificity of RHEB phosphorylation was confirmed by pre-treatment with an ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019; 1 μM, 30 min), or omitting ATP from the reaction. Recombinant GST or GST-4E-BP1 proteins were used as a negative or positive control, respectively. Substrate phosphorylation detected by autoradiography. n = 3 independent experiments.

    Journal: bioRxiv

    Article Title: ATM-dependent RHEB phosphorylation couples DNA damage to lysosomal mTORC1 signaling to orchestrate the cellular response to genotoxic stress

    doi: 10.64898/2026.01.16.699946

    Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunoblots with lysates from RHEB KO HEK293FT cells stably expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, transfected with siRNAs targeting TSC2 (siTSC2) or Luciferase as a control (siCtrl), probed with the indicated antibodies. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr), or DMSO as control, prior to lysis. (B) Immunoblots with lysates from HEK293FT WT or TSC1 KO cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB, treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr) or DMSO as control, probed with the indicated antibodies. (C) Co-immunoprecipitation between endogenous ATM and RHEB from HEK293FT cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged RHEB or Luciferase (Luc) as a control. The input and IP samples were analyzed by immunoblotting with the indicated antibodies. (D) In vitro kinase assays with ATM immunopurified from HEK293FT cells transiently expressing FLAG-tagged WT or kinase-dead (KD) ATM, using recombinant His 6 -tagged RHEB protein as a substrate. Cells were treated with etoposide (ETO; 20 μM, 2 hr) before lysis to activate ATM. Specificity of RHEB phosphorylation was confirmed by pre-treatment with an ATM inhibitor (ATMi; KU-60019; 1 μM, 30 min), or omitting ATP from the reaction. Recombinant GST or GST-4E-BP1 proteins were used as a negative or positive control, respectively. Substrate phosphorylation detected by autoradiography. n = 3 independent experiments.

    Article Snippet: For kinase activity inhibition, cells were pre-treated with KU-60019 (ATM inhibitor; #S1570, Selleckchem; 1 μM) VE-821 (ATR inhibitor; #S8007, Selleckchem; 1 μM), and NU7441 (DNA-PK inhibitor; #S2638, Selleckchem; 0.1 or 1 μM) for 30 minutes prior to addition of DNA-damaging agents.

    Techniques: Western Blot, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Transfection, Luciferase, Control, Lysis, Immunoprecipitation, In Vitro, Recombinant, Phospho-proteomics, Positive Control, Autoradiography