Cells were seeded at a density of 1–2 × 103 cells/well in a 6-well plate and treated with increasing concentrations of X15695 and cultured for 14–21 days. Medium and compounds were exchanged after 7 days. Cells were fixed with methanol/acetic acid mixture [3:1 volume for volume (v/v)] and the formation of colonies was visualized using 0.5% crystal violet (w/v) in 20% methanol (v/v). Plates were scanned in a conventional office scanner (Epson). The area covered by colonies was calculated using the ColonyArea Plugin for ImageJ (RRID:SCR_003070; ref. 24 (link)).
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