The following drugs were kindly provided by Abbvie: venetoclax, A1210477, and A1331852. The following drugs were purchased: S63845 for in vitro and in vivo studies (S-63845; Chemietek), Lapatinib Ditosylate (Tykerb) for in vitro and in vivo studies (M1802; Abmole), and Fulvestrant (S1191; Selleckchem).
The antibodies used in this study (clone/cat. no.) were as follows: Anti-Bak (Ab-1 clone for IP) (AM03; EMD Millipore), anti-BAX (6A7 clone for IP) (sc-23959; Santa Cruz), anti-BAX (N-20 clone) (sc-493; Santa Cruz), anti-Bak (3814S; Cell Signaling), anti-Bim (C34C5) (2933S; Cell Signaling), anti-Noxa (D8L7U) (14766S; Cell Signaling), anti–Bcl-2 (D55G8) (Human Specific) (4223S; Cell Signaling), anti-Cleaved PARP (Asp214) (D64E10) (5625S; Cell Signaling), anti-GAPDH (6C5) (sc-32233; Santa Cruz), anti-HER2/ErbB2 (29D8) (2165S; Cell Signaling), anti–MCL-1 (S-19) (sc-819; Santa Cruz), anti–BCL-xL (54H6) (2764S; Cell Signaling), 4E-BP1 (53H11) (9644S; Cell Signaling), phospho-4E-BP1 (Thr37/46) (236B4) (2855S; Cell Signaling), anti–Phospho-S6 Ribosomal Protein (Ser240/244) (D68F8) (5364S; Cell Signaling), anti–Phospho-Akt (Thr308) (244F9) (4056S; Cell Signaling), anti-ERα (D8H8) (8644S; Cell Signaling), anti–Phospho-HER2/ErbB2 (Tyr1248) (2247S; Cell Signaling), anti-Akt (C67E7) (4691S; Cell Signaling), anti-cleaved Caspase-3 (Asp175) (5A1E; Cell Signaling), Normal Rabbit IgG for IP (sc-2027; Santa Cruz), and Normal Mouse IgG for IP (sc-2025; Santa Cruz).
All mouse experiments were approved and performed in accordance with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).