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. 2023 Aug 17;14:4987. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40597-z

Fig. 7. Tumor overexpression of PAK4 is associated with reduced ketogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.

Fig. 7

a, b Kaplan–Meier survival curves are shown for overall survival (OS, a) and relapse-free survival (RFS, b) based on the expression of PAK4 and HMGCS2 in HCC patients. c Immunoblot analysis was performed for the indicated proteins in non-tumor (N) and tumor (T) liver tissues obtained from HCC patients (n = 30). NCoR1 phosphorylation was analyzed by immunoblotting with anti-p-Ser/Thr antibody following immunoprecipitation with anti-NCoR1 antibody. Protein density was quantified. d βOHB levels were measured in non-tumor and tumor liver tissues (n = 23). e The proposed summary is presented. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. The survival of HCC patients was analyzed with univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis (a, b). Unpaired two-tailed t test was conducted for statistical analyses (c, d). Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between continuous variables (d). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.