Expression and distribution of NRP-1 in human gastric cancer cells. (A) Levels of NRP-1 protein expression in human gastric cancer cell lines (BGC-823, SGC-7901 and MKN-74) measured by western blot analysis. β-actin was used as an internal control. (B) Levels of NRP-1 mRNA in BGC-823 cells measured by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. (C) The distribution of NRP-1 proteins in BGC-823 cells measured by confocal fluorescence microscopy. Hoechst staining (blue) indicates cell nuclei and TRITC staining (red) indicates NRP-1 expression. Magnification, ×400. Scale bar, 20 µm. NRP-1, neuropilin 1; b1/b2, coagulation factor V/VIII homology-like domains; mAb, monoclonal antibody; BGC-823, SGC-7901 and MKN-74, human gastric cancer cell lines; TRITC, tetramethylrhodamine.