SKBR3/HER2+ Breast Cancer Cellular Response to Lapatinib and Ipatasertib Kinase Inhibitors

To explore the broader impact of kinase inhibitors on breast cancer cells, SKBR3/HER2+ cells were treated with two small molecule drugs, i.e., Lapatinib (10 uM) - a Tyr kinase inhibitor, and Ipatasertib (1 uM) - a Ser/Thr kinase inhibitor. Serum-starved cells (24 h) were exposed for 36 h to Lapatinib/EGF or a combination of Lapatinib/Ipatasertib/EGF. EGF - only stimulated cells were used as control. The EGF concentration was 10 nM throughout all experiments. Proteomic profiles of nuclear and cytoplasmic cell fractions of treated vs non-treated cells were generated by nano-LC-MS/MS using an Orbitrap QE instrument.