Figure 2.
Akt KD resulted in cell cycle delay without substantial apoptosis. (A) Histological analysis of PC3-shAkt123 tumors treated with Dox or vehicle control for 5, 15, or 21 d as indicated. Tumor tissues were analyzed by IHC using antibodies specific for Ki-67 or by the TUNEL assay. Pathologist's scoring of the signal intensity for each sample is indicated in parentheses. Bars, 100 μm. (B and C) Effect of triple-Akt KD on cell cycle progression under serum starvation (ss) compared with cells grown under 10% FBS. Cells containing shRNAs targeting EGFP or all three Akts were pretreated for 2 d with or without Dox in medium containing 10% FBS and changed to 0% (B) or 0.5% (C) FBS. Cell cycle profiles were analyzed at the indicated time points after serum withdrawal. Error bars represent SEM (n = 3). The percentage of change in each cell cycle phase with Dox versus without Dox treatment is also shown.