Cells were processed according to the previously described protocol [52 (link)] to obtain protein lysate that was electrophoresed through a reducing SDS 7.5, 10 or 15% (w/v) polyacrylamide gel, electroblotted onto a nitrocellulose membrane and probed with primary antibodies against S100A7 (36006), p-STAT3 (Y705), STAT3 (124H6), IGF-1R (3027S), pIGF-1R (Y1135/Y1136), ERK1/2 (9102S), pAKT (S473) D9E, AKT (C67E7), RAGE (D1A12), (all purchased from Cell Signaling Technology), pERK1/2 (E4), ERα (D-12) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, DBA), and HA MMS-101R (Covance). Proteins were detected by horseradish peroxidase-linked secondary antibodies (Cell Signaling, distributed by Euroclone, Milan, Italy) and revealed using the West Pico Chemiluminescent Substrate (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Life Technology, Milan, Italy). Chemiluminescent signal was revealed on Amersham high performance chemiluminescence films (Hyperfilms Amersham, distributed by Biogenerica, Catania, Italy), or using the LI-COR Odyssey 2800 (Li-COR Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA) and the software ImageStudioLite (version 5.2). β-actin (Sigma Aldrich, Merck, Milan, Italy) served as loading control. Original western blots and densitometric analyses of all blots shown are reported in Figures S3–S8.
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