Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: The Cardenolide Glycoside Acovenoside A Interferes with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Trafficking in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.611657
Figure Lengend Snippet: AcoA leads to endosomal EGFR arrest and inhibits EGF-induced degradation of EGFR (A) AcoA induces endosomal arrest in EGFR biosensor cells. After 1 h preincubation with monensin (1 µM), AcoA, digoxin, doxorubicin (all 100 nM), or vehicle, cells were stimulated with 100 ng/ml EGF and the formation of green fluorescent vesicles indicating activated and internalized EGFR was monitored microscopically. Representative images are shown. The graphs on the right show the number of fluorescent vesicles/cell at the respective time point. Data are mean ± SEM of N = 3 independent experiments, *** p < 0.001. (B) Quantification of cellular EGFR in A549 cells treated as in (A) using a commercial ELISA In-cell ELISA assay. The amount of EGFR was normalized to cell number assessed by crystal violet staining. Data are mean ± SEM of N = 3 independent experiments, * p < 0.05 vs. control, # p < 0.05 vs. EGF treatment group. (C) At the same conditions, EGFR activation was assessed using ELISA for the Y1173 phosphorylation site of EGFR. EGFR phosphorylation is expressed as the ratio of phosphorylated EGFR to total EGFR. Data are mean ± SEM of N = 3, * p < 0.05 vs. control. (D) Src kinase activation was measured as a downstream target of EGFR. A549 cells treated as in (A) were lysed and the cell lysates were analyzed for activation of the Tyr416 phosphorylation site of Src kinase using a commercial ELISA assay. Data are mean ± SEM of N = 3, * p < 0.05 vs. control, ** p < 0.01 vs. control, # p < 0.05 vs. EGF treatment group.
Article Snippet: To evaluate EGFR phosphorylation at distinct phosphorylation sites we used EGFR phosphorylation antibody arrays (Abcam, Cambridge, United Kingdom).
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, In-Cell ELISA, Staining, Activation Assay