Research Article

A Synthetic Pan-Aurora Kinase Inhibitor, 5-Methoxy-2-(2-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-4H-chromen-4-one, Triggers Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Apoptosis in HCT116 Colon Cancer Cells

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Effects of DK1913 on the inhibition of aurora kinases. (a) Chemical structure of DK1913. (b) HCT116 cells were treated with different concentrations of DK1913 (0, 5, 10, and 20 μM) for 30 min. Total cell lysates were immunoblotted with a phospho-specific antibody, which can detect phospho-Aurora-A (T288)/Aurora-B (T232)/Aurora-C (T198). Band intensities of phosphorylated Aurora-A, Aurora-B, and Aurora-C were measured using ImageJ software and expressed relative to the basal control bands (set to 100%) after normalizing with total proteins (Aur-A and Aur-B) or GAPDH (Aur-C) levels. Aur, Aurora; bars, means ± SD (n = 3). by Sidak’s multiple comparisons test.
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