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. 2023 Dec 4;14(12):791. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06274-1

Fig. 5. GLUT1 contributes to SOX2-mediated glycolysis and vasculogenic mimicry in CRC.

Fig. 5

a, b Glucose consumption (a) and lactate production (b) were assessed using fluorescence-based kits in HCT116 cells co-transfected with SOX2 clone and GLUT1 siRNA or in SW620 cells co-transfected with SOX2 shRNA and GLUT1 clone for 72 h (mean ± SD; n = 3, two-tailed Student’s t test). c ECAR was examined in transfected HCT116 cells and SW620 cells using a Seahorse XF assay. d Western blotting was performed using the indicated antibodies in transfected HCT116 cells and SW620 cells. e, f Transwell migration assays (e) and tube formation assays (f) were conducted in transfected HCT116 cells and SW620 cells (Scale, 200 μm; mean ± SD; n = 3, two-tailed Student’s t test). g IHC staining of GLUT1 in SOX2-overexpressing HCT116 and SOX2-knockdown SW620 xenografts. Scale, 100 μm. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, and ****p < 0.0001.