Robust RAS degradation with doxycycline-inducible anti-RAS
biodegraders.
(a) Western blot analysis of T-REx-293 cells with stable
integration of K27-SPOP (or its controls) under the control of a Tet-responsive
promoter. Various concentrations of doxycycline (1 or 10 ng/mL) were
added to the culture media for the indicated length of time (4 or
24 h), and protein lysates were collected. Degradation of RAS was
detected using a pan-RAS antibody, and disruption to the MAPK pathway
was measured using the levels of phospho-ERK1/2. Expression of K27-SPOP
(or its controls) was detected using an anti-FLAG-tag antibody. HSP90
was used as a loading control. (b) Incucyte confluency
measurements of T-REx-293 cells with stable integration of K27-SPOP
(or its controls) under the control of a Tet-responsive promoter.
Various concentrations of doxycycline (0.1 to 100 ng/mL) were added
to the culture media, and the percentage confluency of the cells was
tracked continuously over 4 days. (c) Western blot analysis
as in (a) on protein lysates collected at 1, 2, or 4
days after treatment with 1 ng/mL doxycycline.