Fig. 5.

The effect of MZT2A downregulation onbiological functions ofkidney cancer cells. (A, B) The mRNA and protein levels of MZT2A in kidney cancer cells transfected with si-MZT2A. (C) Cell numbers counted by cell imaging readers. (D) Cell proliferation evaluated by BrdU incorporation assay. Detection of cell cycle (E) and cell apoptosis (F) using flow cytometry. (G) The expression of cell apoptosis and cell cycle markers detected by Western blot. Uncropped images were provided in Fig. S5. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, and ∗∗∗P < 0.001.