NHE1 is associated with EGFR in PDAC and is the major EGFR-driven pHi regulator.
(A) Gene expression profiles of microdissected PDAC and pancreatic tumor, normal, and stellate cell lines using high-density DNA microarray were analyzed with the EGAN program for association nodes in a subset of ion transporter proteins and signal transduction molecules. The length of a connection reflects its strength.
(B) Representative Western blots showing the relative expression of NHE1 (100 and 115 kDa) and EGFR/p(Y1173)-EGFR in the four PDAC cell lines. β-Actin loading controls. See also Figure S1.
(C) EGF stimulates NHE1 activity in the four PDAC cell lines. Error bars, ± SEM, unpaired Student’s t test. *P < .05, **P < .01, and ***P < .001 compared with the control cells for each line (n = 5). Cariporide, 500 nM. See also Figure S2.