... AP1 DNA binding activity increasedwithin 1 h following EGF treatment and peaked at 3 hfollowing the treatment (Fig. 5A). We also examined the effect of PD98059 on this binding activity and, asexpected, ... transcription, were increased in response toEGF. Pretreatment of the cells with PD98059, an inhibitor of MAP kinasekinase, inhibited the EGF-induced c-Fos and c-Jun expression, AP1 DNA binding, Bcl-XLexpression, ... each binding reaction, 35 fmol of the 32P-labeled oligonucleotide(50,000–100 000 c.p.m.) was incubated with 5 lg of the nuclear protein extract at room temperature for 20 min in the binding...