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. 2017 Jul 13;8(41):69731–69745. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19227

Figure 5. p38α MAPK activation by CCE9 promotes Nur77 expression, Bcl-2 phosphorylation and Bcl-2 conformational change.

Figure 5

(A) Effect of SB203580 on induction of Nur77 expression by CCE9. HeLa229 cells treated with 10 μM CCE9 for 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 3 hr in the presence or absence of 25 μM SB203580 were analyzed by Western blotting. (B-C) Effect of p38α MAPK siRNA transfection on induction of Nur77 expression by CCE9. HeLa229 cells transfected with p38α MAPK siRNA or control siRNA for 48 hr, and treated with 10 μM CCE9 for the indicated time were analyzed by Western blotting (B) and immunostaining (C) for Nur77 expression. (D) Effect of CCE9 on Nur77 expression and PARP cleavage in MEFs and p38α MAPK-/-MEFs. MEFs or p38α MAPK-/-MEFs treated with 10 μM CCE9 for 3 hr and 6 hr were analyzed by Western blotting for Nur77 protein expression and p38 MAPK activation. (E) CCE9 induced p38α MAPK-dependent Bcl-2 phosphorylation. HeLa229 cells treated for 2 hr with 10 μM CCE9 in the presence or absence of 25 μM SB203580 were subject to immunoprecipitated (IP) by using anti-Bcl-2 antibody. Immunoprecipitates were examined by Western blotting (WB) using anti-phosphorylated (P-) Ser and Thr antibodies. The same membranes were blotted with anti-Bcl-2 antibody to determine immunoprecipitation specificity. (F) Effect of SB203580 on CCE9 induced Bcl-2 conformational change. HeLa229 cells treated for 2 hr with 10 μM CCE9 in the presence or absence of 25 μM SB203580, Bcl-2 conformational change by immunostaining with the anti-Bcl-2 (BH3) antibody. (G) Effect of p38α MAPK siRNA transfection on CCE9 induced Bcl-2 conformational change. HeLa229 cells transfected with p38α MAPK siRNA or control siRNA for 48 hr, and treated with 10 μM CCE9 for 2 hr, Bcl-2 conformational change by immunostaining with the anti-Bcl-2 (BH3) antibody.