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. 2019 Jun 26;10(7):504. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1687-x

Fig. 3. SPARC attenuates GRP78’s pro-survival effects under ER stress.

Fig. 3

The effects of SPARC and GRP78 expression on cell viability under ER stress were determined by using MIP/SP and GRP78-overexpressing MIP/SP cells (MIP/SP/78) following exposure to 5-FU (5 μM) and TM (1 μg/ml) for 48 h. Cell viability and apoptosis were analyzed by (a) MTS and (b) TUNEL assays, respectively. Cell viability and IC50 of CRC cell lines HT29, CCL227, and HCT116 following exposure to (c) 5-FU and (d) CPT-11 were determined by MTS assay. The mRNA expression levels of GRP78 (left), SPARC (middle), and the relative expression level (GRP78:SPARC) (right) in (e) CRC cell lines (HT29, CCL227, HCT116), (f) MIP101, and (g) RKO 5-FU- and CPT-11-resistant cell lines were determined by q-RT-PCR. (The data represent mean ± SEM, N = 3)