Neutralization of EGFR. HeLa cells were pretreated for 2 h with 1
μg/ml mAb 528, a mouse monoclonal antibody that prevents EGF from binding
to EGFR (even-numbered lanes) followed by treatment for 30 min with
vehicle (lanes 1 and 2) or 1.5 nm commercial
IFNα A(lanes 3 and 4), IFNα·EGF chimeric
activator proteins containing wild-type or mutant IFNα-2a (CA-WT,
lanes 5 and 6; CA-K133A, lanes 9 and 10;
CA-R144A, lanes 13 and 14; or CA-R149A, lanes 17
and 18), or the corresponding wild-type or mutant IFNα-2a
proteins (lanes 7 and 8, 11 and 12, 15 and
16, and 19 and 20). rhIFNα stands
for recombinant human interferon α.