Figure 4.
Green fluorescence protein (GFP) expression following infection with the conditionally replicating Ads in the tumor cells undergoing TGF-β–induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). (a) Cell morphology images of PANC-1 cells cultured in the presence of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β for 6 days were taken using a phase-contrast microscope. The images shown are representative of multiple experiments. Bar = 75 µm. (b) mRNA levels of EMT marker genes in PANC-1 cells undergoing EMT. The ratios of EMT marker genes to GAPDH were determined. The ratios in PANC-1 cells without TGF-β treatment were normalized to 1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3). (c) Surface expression levels of coxsackievirus–adenovirus receptor (CAR) and CD46 on PANC-1 cells undergoing EMT. The data shown are representative of multiple experiments. (d) GFP expression levels in PANC-1 cells undergoing EMT following infection with the conditionally replicating Ads. PANC-1 cells were infected with the conditionally replicating Ads at MOIs of 1 and 10. GFP expression levels were determined by flow cytometry 24 hours after infection. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 3).
