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. 2019 Oct 31;9:15771. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52364-6

Figure 5.

Figure 5

The VEGFA–calpain-6 interaction is necessary for calpain-6-mediated VEGF protein secretion. (a) Schematic diagram of the Myc-tagged full-length calpain-6 and deletion mutants, showing the deletions and domains I, II, III, and T. (b) Calpain-6 domain III is necessary for calpain-6-mediated VEGF secretion. The indicated full-length and mutant calpain-6 constructs were transiently transfected into HEK293 cells, and then the VEGF protein secreted into the conditioned culture medium was assayed by ELISA. The results are expressed as the mean VEGF produced in the conditioned medium ± SD. P < 0.001 or P < 0.05 compared with the control vector.