“…Total protein extraction and Western blot were performed according to the previously established protocols . The following primary antibodies were used: rabbit anti‐Dll4 (1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Frankfurt, Germany), rabbit anti‐cleaved Notch1 (1:500; Cell Signaling Technology), goat anti‐cleaved Notch4 (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Sant Cruz, CA, USA), rabbit anti‐Hey1 (1:200; Abcam, Cambridge, UK), mouse anti‐PCNA (1:500; Dako, Hamburg, Germany), rabbit anti‐VEGF (1:500; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), rabbit anti‐CXCR4 (1:500; Abcam), mouse anti‐p‐Akt (Ser473) (1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology), rabbit anti‐p‐Erk1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204 for P‐Erk1; Thr185/Tyr187 for P‐Erk2; 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology) and rabbit anti‐GAPDH (1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology) as reference protein.…”