Fig. 4. Effects of PKM2 shRNA and docetaxel on cell cycle distribution. 48 hrs after transfection, all A549 and H460 cells, PKM2 shRNA-transfected (PKM2 shRNA), control-shRNA transfected (Control shRNA) or non-transfected (Control), were incubated with docetaxel at concentrations ranging from 0 to 25 nM for up to 48 hrs, and the cell cycle distribution was evaluated using PI staining and flow cytometry analysis. In both A549 and H460 cells, cell cycle distribution was measured at two different time points after incubation, 24 hrs (A and B) and 48 hrs (C and D). Results are presented as mean±SEM of three separate experiments conducted in duplicate. ^*Compared to control cells, p<0.05, ^†Compared to control cells with incubation of 0 nM docetaxel, p<0.05. PKM2, the M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase; PI, propidium oidide.