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. 2018 May 11;9(5):562. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-0631-9

Fig. 6. FOXM1 and UHRF1 are consistently expressed in prostate cancer tumor tissues and cell lines and FOXM1 regulates UHRF1 expression.

Fig. 6

FOXM1 and UHRF1 protein expression levels were analyzed in 546 prostate cancer tumor tissues using the TCGA data. The prostate cancer tumors were subclassified in three grades by Gleason score (low: 1–4, middle: 5–7, and high 8–10). a FOXM1 and UHRF1 expression levels were up-regulated as Gleason scores increased. b FOXM1 and UHRF1 protein levels showed a strong positive correlation in prostate cancer tissues (R = 0.6927). c FOXM1 and UHRF1 expression showed a high correlation in prostate cancer cells and normal prostate epithelial cells. d FOXM1 maintains CSC characteristics by regulating UHRF1. FOXM1 was depleted with a small molecule inhibitor, siomycin A, and UHRF1 was elevated by transient transfection. The expression levels of CSC-associated molecules ALDH1, SOX2, and SHH were tested by Western blot. e The depletion of FOXM1 with siRNA in CNE2TR and DU145-DR cells decreased the mRNA and protein levels of UHRF1. f The upregulation of FOXM1 in CNE2 and DU145 cells elevated the UHRF1 levels