Fig. 3.
STUB1/HSP70 complex regulates sensitivity to anti-androgens. a Total mRNA and whole cell lysates from LNCaP, C4-2B, C4-2B AbiR, C4-2B MDVR, and CWR22Rv1 cells were collected and subjected to qRT-PCR and western blot, respectively. b 293 cells were co-transfected with Flag-STUB1, AR-V7, HA-Ub with or without HSP70 for 3 days, whole cell lysates were immunopreciptated with anti-Flag or AR-V7 antibodies and blotted with AR-V7, HSP70, Flag or HA antibodies. c CWR22Rv1 and C4-2B MDVR cells were transiently transfected with two independent HSP70 siRNA (#5 and #6) and then treated with 20 μM enzalutamide. Total cell number was determined at 3 and 6 days. d C4-2B MDVR and CWR22Rv1 cells were transiently transfected with two independent HSP70 siRNA, whole cell lysates were collected and subjected to western blot. PSA luciferase activity was determined. e IMR90, PZ-HPV7, C4-2B MDVR, and CWR22Rv1 cells were treated with different concentrations of APO and VER for 3 days, total cell numbers were determined. f C4-2B MDVR and CWR22Rv1 cells were treated with 5 and 10 μM APO or VER for 48 h, total cell lysates were collected and subjected to western blot. g C4-2B MDVR cells were treated with 5 μM APO and VER with or without 20 μM enzalutamide or 5 μM abiraterone, total cell number was determined at 3 and 6 days. h C4-2B MDVR cells were treated with 5 μM APO or VER with or without enzalutamide and abiraterone, colonogenic assay was performed and colonies were quantified. *p < 0.05. Results are the mean of three independent experiments (±s.d.). Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA. AR-FL: full-length AR, AR-Vs: AR-Variants, Ub: Ubiquitin, ENZA: Enzalutamide, AA: Abiraterone acetate, APO: Apoptozole, VER: Ver155008, RLU: Relative luciferase unit