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. 2021 Aug 12;12(8):789. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04073-0

Fig. 3. Pre-formed BAK/MCL1 complexes predict paclitaxel sensitivity in PDX models.

Fig. 3

a Four PDX models (PH423, PH341, PH370, and PH454) showed tumor reduction after paclitaxel treatments and four PDX models (PH747, PH778, PH397, and PH538) did not show tumor reduction after paclitaxel treatments. bi CHAPS lysates of PDX samples PH423 (b), PH341 (c), PH370 (d), PH454 (e), PH747 (f), PH778 (g), PH397 (h), and PH538 (i) were immunoprecipitated (IP) with antibodies to BCLXL, MCL1, or BCL2, and compared with serial dilutions of the input. Pull-downs with protein G beads only served as a negative control. j Relative tumor size as assessed by transabdominal ultrasound after treatment and % BAK bound to MCL1 are summarized for PDX samples in both the paclitaxel responsive group (purple numbers) and paclitaxel unresponsive group (blue numbers). The relative tumor size after treatment was calculated by (tumor area after treatment)/(tumor area before treatment). Relative tumor size ≤0.5 was defined as responsive and relative tumor size >1.0 was defined as unresponsive.