Figure 6. ELF2 depletion suppresses cell proliferation via p21 and p27 activation.
Detection of ELF2, p21 and p27 expression in ELF2-depleted (shELF2#1, shELF2#2) and control (shLuc) SK-Hep1 cells using A. q-RT-PCR and B. western blot, respectively. C. Cell proliferation analysis in ELF2-depleted (shELF2#1, shELF2#2) and control (shLuc) SK-Hep1 cells (upper panel). Cell cycle stages of ELF2-depleted (shELF) and control (shLuc) SK-Hep1 cells detected via flow cytometry (lower panel). D. Schematic diagram showing that T3/TR negatively regulates ELF2 to suppress cell proliferation via p21/p27 activation. Differences were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, *P < 0.05.