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. 2024 Jan 6;8:6. doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00493-7

Fig. 9. Proposed model of PLK1, NUMB, and NOTCH in melanoma progression.

Fig. 9

Based on our in vitro human melanoma cell models and ex vivo human melanoma TMA study as well as TCGA melanoma database analysis, we identified a previously unknown PLK1 phosphorylation site on NUMB protein that might be involved in melanoma cell migration, invasion, and EMT. Additionally, our study suggested that PLK1 inhibition altered the NOTCH pathway and EMT-related molecular consequences, which may ultimately lead to improved survival of patients with melanoma. This figure was created using BioRender.