Figure 1. FASN, SPHK1 and SPHK2 are highly expressed in CRC and co-localized within invadopodia in primary CRC cells.
(A) Immunoreactivity score of FASN, SPHK1 and SPHK2 expression was analyzed in matched normal colon mucosa and tumor tissues (n = 57 normal and 56 tumor tissues; *p<0.001 as compared to normal tissue; TMA ID BH15991A). (B) Correlation of FASN with either SPHK1 or SPHK2 was determined based on RNASeq data (primary solid tumor, n = 456; solid tissue normal, n = 41) from The Cancer Genome Atlas. (C) Expression of FASN, SPHK1 and SPHK2 in primary Pt 93, Pt 130 and Pt 2377 PT and Pt 2377 LM CRC cells. (D) Co-localization of FASN, SPHK1 and SPHK2 (anti-rabbit 647 labeled purple color secondary antibodies) with cortactin (561 labeled red color) at invadopodia degraded areas in Pt 93, Pt 130 and Pt 2377 LM cells. Background gelatin is stained with Alexa Fluor 488 (green).