(TCA)/acetone precipitation. The isolated protein fraction pellet was dried,
reconstituted in 8 M urea, and the total protein concentration was
determined by UV spectrophotometry. For SDS-PAGE, a quantity of 20 μg
protein was loaded per lane of NuPAGE 4–12% Bis-Tris gels
(Invitrogen) and separated at 200 V constant voltage. Gels were briefly
washed in 20 % ethanol and proteins were transferred to PVDF membranes using
the iBlot 2 dry transfer device (Invitrogen) using the following method: 20
V for 1 minute, 23 V for 4 minutes, and 25 V for 3 minutes. Membranes were
blocked in Odyssey Blocking Buffer in PBS (LiCor) and probed with mouse
anti-PDCD4 or PTEN (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and rabbit anti-GAPDH (Cell
Signaling Technology) primary antibodies. Mulitplex detection was
accomplished using goat anti-mouse IRDye 800CW and goat anti-rabbit IRDye
680RD secondary antibodies (LI-COR Biotechnology).