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. 2019 Sep 23;9:13703. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50275-0

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Depletion of CdK5 abrogates the effects of EGF on ADD1 T724 phosphorylation, lamellipodia formation, and cell migration. (a) MDA-MB-231 cells were serum-starved for 16 h and treated with (+) or without (−) 40 ng/ml EGF for 15 min. An equal amount of the whole cell lysates was analyzed by immunoblotting with antibodies as indicated. (b) MDA-MB-231 cells were infected with lentiviruses expressing shRNAs to Cdk5 (shCdk5 clone#1 and #2) or luciferase (shLuc) as a control. The cells were serum-starved for 16 h and treated with (+) or without (−) 40 ng/ml EGF for 15 min. (c) MDA-MB-231 cells described in (b) were plated on collagen-coated coverslips, and treated with (+) or without (−) 200 ng/ml EGF for 6 h. The percentage of cells with lamellipodia in the total number of counted cells was measured (n ≥ 200). Values (means ± s.d.) are from three independent experiments. **P < 0.01. (d) MDA-MB-231 cells described in (b) were suspended in serum-free medium and subjected to the cell migration assay with (+) or without (−) 40 ng/ml EGF in the lower chambers. After 6 h, the migrated cells were fixed, stained, and counted using a light microscope. Representative micrographs are shown. Bars, 100 μm. The number of migrated cells were measured and expressed as percentage relative to the control in the absence of EGF. Values (means ± s.d.) are from three independent experiments. **P < 0.01.