BAF53a associates with EMT in glioma. The expression correlation of BAF53a, vimentin and E-cadherin in glioma cells detected by real-time PCR (A) and western blotting (B), results showed that vimentin expression was upregulated along with BAF53a overexpression, but E-cadherin expression was decreased; when BAF53a was knocked down, they had inverse expression. (C) The phase contrast images of BAF53a-interfered U87 cells, results showed cells became mesenchymal-like in BAF53a overexpression, and cells changed to oval or cobblestone-like appearance in BAF53a knockdown. (D) The representative images of expression correlation of BAF53a, vimentin and E-cadherin in glioma tissues detected by IHC. (E) The Spearman's rank correlation test indicated that BAF53a and vimentin expression were positively correlated, while BAF53a and E-cadherin expression were negatively correlated.