Knockdown of HSP105 decreases β-catenin accumulation. (A) 293T cells were transfected with control or HSP105 siRNA for 16 h, followed by transfection of a vector or RIPK4-Myc for 48 h. Membrane β-catenin-depleted whole-cell lysates were immunoblotted with the indicated antibodies. (B) 293T cells were transfected with control (Ctrl) or HSP105 siRNA for 72 h and were then treated with 100 ng/ml Wnt3a for the indicated times. Whole-cell lysates were immunoblotted with the indicated antibodies. (C) 293T cells were transfected with control or APC siRNA in the absence or presence of HSP105 siRNA for 72 h. Membrane β-catenin-depleted whole-cell lysates were immunoblotted with the indicated antibodies. (D) SW480, COLO205, or LS1034 cells were transfected with control or HSP105 siRNA for 72 h. Membrane β-catenin-depleted whole-cell lysates were immunoblotted with the indicated antibodies. (E) CTNNB1 gene expression in SW480 cells transfected with HSP105 siRNA for 72 h. (F) SW480 cells were first transfected with control (Ctrl) siRNA or HSP105 siRNA for 72 h, then treated with 10 μg/ml cycloheximide (CHX), and finally harvested at the indicated times. Membrane β-catenin-depleted whole-cell lysates were immunoblotted with the indicated antibodies. (G and H) Relative expression of AXIN2 (G) and GAD1 (H) in SW480 cells transfected with control or HSP105 siRNA for 72 h. Levels are expressed relative to those in control siRNA-transfected cells. Error bars represent standard errors of the means of triplicate measurements.