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. 2023 Jul 14;14(7):431. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-05951-5

Fig. 5. Overexpression of YWHAZ promotes metastatic phenotypes.

Fig. 5

A The GSV-Ywhaz subclone showed enhanced invasion capacity as compared to the parental Pan02-4B3 cells with transwell assay (n = 3, ***p < 0.0001). B YWHAZ overexpression promotes tumor invasion in Pan02 cells with transwell assay (n = 3, *p < 0.05). C YWHAZ overexpression in AsPC-1 cells resulted in enhanced invasion capacity with transwell assay (n = 3, *p < 0.05). D The GSV-Ywhaz subclone showed enhanced anchorage-independent growth capacity in soft agar as compared to the parental Pan02-4B3 cells (n = 5, ***p < 0.0001). E YWHAZ overexpression promotes anchorage-independent growth in soft agar in Pan02 cells (n = 6, ***p < 0.0001). F YWHAZ overexpression resulted in enhanced anchorage-independent growth capacity in soft agar in AsPC-1 cells. (n = 6, ***p < 0.05). The representative image of colonies was shown. G The expression of differentiation and EMT-related markers were investigated by qPCR (n = 3, *p < 0.05). H The expression of differentiation and EMT-related markers in the GSV–Ywhaz subclone was compared with or without Dox treatment by qPCR. The expression of mRNA was normalized against GAPDH (n = 3, *p < 0.05). I Western Blotting analysis showed the downregulation of E-cadherin expression, the upregulation of phosphorylated AKT (pAKT), and Snail expression in GSV-Ywhaz subclone.