Cells were plated and treated as described in section
2.3. After 24 h, culture medium was removed, and cells were washed with PBS. To obtain total protein extracts, cell lysis was performed chemically, with Lysis Buffer (5 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 10% Glycerol, 1% Triton X-100, 1.5 mM MgCl
2, 1.5 mM EGTA, 4 nM PMSF, 1% Aprotinine, 20 nM sodium pyrophosphate, 10 nM sodium orthovanadate), and mechanically, with a cell scarper.
Total protein samples were then clarified by centrifugation (13,000g, 15 min, 4 °C) and quantified using Bradford method.
10 μg of proteins were loaded in a polyacrylamide gel and after SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, western blotting was performed as described by antibodies manufacturers (
anti-ERα, 1:1000, Santa Cruz, USA;
anti-BRCA1, 1:50, Cell Signaling, USA;
anti-CAV1, 1:1000, Cell Signaling, USA;
anti-actin, 1:1000, Santa Cruz, USA;
anti-LC3, 1:1000, Cell Signaling, USA;
anti-Beclin1, 1:1000, Cell Signaling, USA;
anti-rabbit, 1:2000, PerkinElmer, USA;
anti-mouse, 1:2000, Chemicon, USA;
anti-goat, 1:2000, Chemicon, USA).
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