Fig. 6.
Inhibition of VEGF expression by a catalytically inactive mutant Akt [HA-Akt(K179M)] in Ha-ras–transformed cells (NIH3T3R). NIH3T3R cells were cotransfected with HA-Akt(K179M) (5 μg) plasmid and a constant amount of reporter plasmid (2.5 μg; 1,511 bp; 385 bp; HIF-1 wt), and then exposed to hypoxia before assaying for luciferase activity. Values represent the means of at least three independent transfections. Error bars represent 1 SD of the mean.