Journal: Oncotarget
Article Title: Camptothecin induces G 2 /M phase arrest through the ATM-Chk2-Cdc25C axis as a result of autophagy-induced cytoprotection: Implications of reactive oxygen species
doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24934
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Western blot analysis of Cdc25C levels using lysates from untreated control group and CPT-treated LNCaP cells. LNCaP cells were cultured in the presence of 4 μM CPT for 24 h. Total protein was subjected to 10% SDS-PAGE followed by western blotting with antibodies specific for phosphorylated forms of Cdc25C. ( B ) LNCaP cells were cultured in the presence of 4 μM CPT for 24 h. Cells were measured by dual analysis of p-Cdc25C and DNA content in control and CPT-treated cells. ( C ) Effect of Chk2 depletion on CPT-induced phosphorylation of Cdc25C and cell cycle protein. siChk2-transfected cells were treated with 4 μM CPT for 24 h, harvested and processed for western blot analysis using antibodies against Cdc25C, p-Cdc25C, cyclin B1, and p21. β-Actin was used as an internal control. ( D ) Effect of proteasome inhibitor MG132 on CPT-induced decline in Cdc25C protein levels. LNCaP cells were treated with 4 μM CPT in the presence or absence of MG132 for 24 h. Cell lysates prepared for western blot analysis using antibodies against ubiquitin to identify the high molecular weight polyubiquitin conjugates. ( E ) Effect of MG132 on CPT-induced cell cycle arrest. LNCaP and Hep3B cells were treated with 4 μM CPT in the presence or absence of MG132 prior to processing for analysis of cell cycle distribution. ( F ) Effect of treatment with combination of CPT and MG132 on DNA fragmentation. After treatment of LNCaP cells as indicated for 24 h, fragmented DNAs were extracted from the cells and analyzed on 1.5% agarose gels. ( G ) Cells with sub-G 1 phase DNA content were detected by flow cytometry. The percentages of cells with sub-G 1 DNA content are shown in each panel. ( H ) Effect of treatment with a combination of CPT and MG132 on levels of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic protein. LNCaP cells were treated with 2 μM MG132 alone, 4 μM CPT alone, or a combination of both for 24 h. Cell extracts were prepared for western blot analysis for caspase-9, caspase-3, and Bad. β-Actin was used as an internal control. Data from three independent experiments are expressed as the overall mean ± S.E. Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA ( a and b , p < 0.05 vs. control and CPT-treated group).
Article Snippet: Antibodies against Cdk2, cyclin B1, p21, β-actin, Nrf2, nucleolin, phospho (p)-ATM (Ser 1981 ), ATM, Chk1, Chk2, p-Chk2 (Thr 68 ), Cdc25c, p-Cdc25C (Ser 216 ), ubiquitin, procaspase-3, procaspase-9, Cdk2, Bad, Beclin-1, LC3, and Atg-7 were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA).
Techniques: Western Blot, Control, Cell Culture, SDS Page, Phospho-proteomics, Transfection, Ubiquitin Proteomics, High Molecular Weight, Flow Cytometry