Figure 4.
Knockdown of CCEPR inhibits EMT in colorectal cancer cells. MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein expression was significantly decreased following CCEPR knockdown in (A) HT29 and (B) SW480 cell lines. E-cadherin protein expression was significantly increased, while N-cadherin and vimentin protein expression was significantly decreased, following CCEPR knockdown in (C) HT29 and (D) SW480 cell lines. **P<0.01 vs. siNC. CCEPR, cervical carcinoma expressed PCNA regulatory lncRNA; lncRNA, long non-coding RNA; EMT, epithelial-mesenchymal transition; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; si, small interfering RNA; NC, negative control.
