Fig 3.
Effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) siRNAs on activity of ZSTK474 to inhibit cell proliferation and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase downstream signaling. (a) Knockdown of IGF1R protein expression using IGF1R siRNAs. MKN28, St-4, SNB75, and PC3 cells were transfected with control siRNA (si-cont.) or IGF1R siRNAs (siIGF1R-1 or siIGF1R-2) and the expression of IGF1R protein was measured by immunoblot analysis. (b) Dose–response curves of ZSTK474 against cell growth in MKN28, St-4, SNB75, and PC3 cells after transfection with control siRNA or IGF1R siRNAs. Cell growth was assessed by sulforhodamine B assay. Assays were carried out in duplicate and the data are representative of two independent experiments. (c) MKN28, St-4, SNB75, and PC3 cells were transfected with either control siRNA or IGF1R siRNA, and then exposed to ZSTK474 at the indicated concentrations for 3 h. Cells were then harvested and immunoblot analyses of indicated proteins were carried out.