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. 2019 Feb 12;51(2):14. doi: 10.1038/s12276-019-0207-5

Fig. 6. Schematic model for the role of mitochondria in IR-induced cell invasion.

Fig. 6

STAT3 stimulated by IR via the p53/SULF2/β-catenin/IL-6 pathway induces Bcl-XL and SOD2 expression. Bcl-XL increases the ability of complex I to produce O2•−, and SOD2 converts mitochondrial O2•− to H2O2, which, in turn, acts as a signaling molecule to promote cell invasion