High STRN Expression Promotes HCC Invasion and Migration but Not Cell Proliferation or Apoptosis through Facilitating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Figure 1

Expression of STRN in HCC tissues and cells. (a) Staining of STRN was performed by immunohistochemistry, and representative images from two cases are shown. Scale bars, 200 μm. (b) The staining index (SI) of STRN was significantly higher in HCC tissues than in ANT samples. (c) The mRNA expression level of STRN in the human normal liver cell line LO2 and the HCC cell lines Huh7, SMMC-7721, and HepG2 was measured by qRT-PCR. (d) The protein expression level of STRN in the human normal liver cell line LO2 and the HCC cell lines Huh7, SMMC-7721, and HepG2 was determined by Western blot analysis. vs. Tumor (b) and LO2 (c, d).

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