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. 2020 Jan 3;18(1):171–181. doi: 10.1038/s41423-019-0353-7

Fig. 4. TGFβ is an important factor in CD147-induced EMT in the thymus in vitro.

Fig. 4

a Immunofluorescence staining shows E-cadherin expression on TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + or CD147-CD4 + SP cells without TGFβ. b Western blot analysis results show E-cadherin expression in TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + or CD147-CD4 + SP cells without TGFβ. c Immunofluorescence staining shows E-cadherin expression on TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + or CD147-CD4 + SP cells in the presence of TGFβ. d Western blot analysis results show E-cadherin, Smad2 and p-Smad2 expression in TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + or CD147-CD4 + SP cells in the presence of TGFβ. e Real-time PCR was performed to analyze the expression of FoxC2 in TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + or CD147-CD4 + SP cells in the presence of TGFβ. f Immunofluorescence staining shows E-cadherin expression on TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + cells in the presence of TGFβ or a TGFβ inhibitor. g Western blotting shows E-cadherin, Smad2 and p-Smad2 expression in TECs cocultured with CD147 + CD4 + cells in the presence of TGFβ or a TGFβ inhibitor. These images were obtained through the oil immersion lens of a confocal microscope (1000×), and the data are representative of three experiments.