Figure 3. AhR upregulation leads to increased Raf pS621 phosphorylation and decreased ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
Cell lysates collected 48h after RA treatment (52 h after valproic acid (V)treatment) were resolved on 7.5% gel for AhR detection and 12% gel for all the other proteins. 25 µg protein was loaded per well. For treatment, RA final concentration was 1 µM and V was 1 mM. A. AhR protein levels and pS621 Raf are increased in overexpressors nontreated and in RA and/or V treated cells. B. AhR protein is upregulated and post-transcriptional modified by RA treatment as showed 72h post treatment by Western blot. AhR appear to largely reside in the cytosol. C. Valproic acid antagonizes ERK phosphorylation.