Figure 4From: An Activin A/BMP2 chimera, AB215, blocks estrogen signaling via induction of ID proteins in breast cancer cells AB215 inhibits estrogen induced signaling. To investigate the effect of AB215 on Estrogen signaling, A) mRNA levels of TFF1, c-myc, Bcl2 and VEGF and B) protein levels of TFF1, c-myc, Bcl2 were analyzed in MCF7 cells. Cell were exposed to the treatment (500 ng/ml AB215 and 10nM E2) for 48 hours (TFF1, Bcl2, and VEGF) and 2 hours (c-myc). qRT-PCR and western blot analysis was performed as described in Figure 3 and experimental conditions are same as in Figure 2i. mRNA levels are presented as means + SD of quadruplicate, n = 3 and their significance has been analyzed by one-way ANOVA (* = P ≤ 0.05, ** = P ≤ 0.01, *** = P ≤ 0.001).Back to article page