Fig. 4.

HOXC6 gene silencing suppresses EMT in CC cells. a mRNA expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin in HeLa cells; b gray values of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin, and GAPDH in HeLa cells; c protein expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin in HeLa cells; d mRNA expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin in SiHa cells; e gray values of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin, and GAPDH in SiHa cells; f protein expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin in SiHa cells; *p < 0.05 compared with the blank group; ^#p < 0.05, compared with the NC group; ^&p < 0.05, compared with the SB431542 group. NC negative control, GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, HOXC6 homeobox C6, TGF-β transforming growth factor-β, smad solvated metal atom dispersion, RT-qPCR reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction