Figure 1.
Expression of AR-FL and AR-V7 in an isogenic model of enzalutamide resistance. A standard curve method using a qPCR-based assay was used to determine the copy number of (A) AR-FL and (B) AR-V7. While AR-FL was consistent across all cell lines, AR-V7 varied according to enzalutamide resistance status. Data graphed as mean ± SEM (n = 3). Statistical analysis performed using ordinary one-way ANOVA (***p ≤ 0.001). RNA in situ hybridisation was used to determine the expression of (C) AR-FL and (D) AR-V7 in FFPE cell plugs. Positive expression was confirmed by the presence of punctate red staining (as indicated by arrow). No differences were observed for AR-FL, however AR-V7 expression was prominent in LNCaP clone 1 compared to the other two cell lines. PC-3 cells were used as a negative control. Representative images are shown at 40x magnification.