Figure 1.

Twist2 is upregulated in kidney cancer cell lines and tissues.

Notes: (A, B) The expression of Twist2 in the normal human kidney cell line and four human kidney cancer cell lines was assessed by RT-PCR and Western blot. (C) mRNA expression of Twist2 in 21 paired primary kidney cancer tissues (Tumor) and their corresponding normal tissues (Normal) assessed by RT-PCR. (D) Expression of Twist2 in four primary kidney cancer tissues and their corresponding normal tissues measured by Western blot. *P<0.01, **P<0.001 compared with corresponding normal controls.

Abbreviations: N, normal tissues; T, tumor tissues; RT-PCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction.