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. 2021 Jun 21;12:3803. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23501-5

Fig. 7. Downregulated APC expression correlates with upregulated METTL3 expression in human ESCC specimens and poor survival of ESCC patients.

Fig. 7

a The correlation between the mRNA levels of METTL3 and APC in ESCC of TCGA was analysed by the two-tailed Pearson correlation coefficient. b The relative mRNA expression levels of APC were analysed in 119 paired ESCC tissues and their adjacent normal tissues (from the GSE53625 dataset). Data represent the means ± SD of 119 samples. ***p = 1.75E − 15 based on two-tailed and paired Student’s t-test. c IHC staining of 81 ESCC specimens was performed with the indicated antibodies three times with similar results. Representative images of METTL3, APC and β-catenin expression levels in two cases of ESCC are shown. Scale bar, 100 μm. d The correlation between the expression levels of METTL3 and APC in 81 ESCC specimens was analysed by the two-tailed Pearson correlation coefficient. p < 0.0001. e The correlation between the expression levels of METTL3 and β-catenin in 81 ESCC specimens was analysed by the two-tailed Pearson correlation coefficient. p < 0.0001. f Kaplan–Meier plots of the overall survival rates of human ESCC patients (n = 81) with high and low expression of APC. p-Values were calculated using the two-tailed log-rank test. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.