TSC2-deficient kidney tumor cell lines, LAM 621-101 (human, Research Resource Identifier [RRID]: CBCL_S897) (28 (link)), 105K (mouse) (65 (link)), and TMKOC (mouse) (66 (link)), were provided by Drs Jane Yu and Elisabeth Henske. TMKOC was originally generated by Dr Vera Krymskaya (67 (link)). HEK293E cell line (RRID: CVCL_6974), MCF7 (RRID: CVCL_0031), BT549 (RRID: CVCL_1092), and UMB1949 (RRID: CVCL_C471) were obtained from American Type Culture Collection. LAM 621-101, UMB1949, MCF7, BT549, TMKOC, 105K, and HEK293E cells were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (GIBCO) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Sigma–Aldrich) at 37 °C with 5% CO2. About 5 × 106 cells counted by Multisizer 4e Coulter Counter (Beckman) were plated on a 60 mm plate and serum starved for 24 h unless otherwise indicated. Rapamycin (Calbiochem) dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was treated at the final concentration of 20 nM (LAM 621-101, UMB1949, MCF7, and BT549) or 100 nM (TMKOC and 105K). MAPK13-IN-1 (MAPK13 inhibitor; MedChemExpress) dissolved in DMSO was treated at the final concentration of 5 μM unless otherwise indicated.
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