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. 2021 Aug 19;7:217. doi: 10.1038/s41420-021-00585-y

Fig. 3. The exploration and verification of downstream underlying PSMC2-mediated regulation in HCC.

Fig. 3

A A PrimeView Human Gene Expression Array was conducted to distinguish the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of SK-HEP-1 cells with or without silencing PSMC2. B A PSMC2-induced interaction network was established based on IPA analysis. Line: interaction; arrow: regulation; full line: direct regulation; dotted line: indirect regulation; green: downregulation; blue: predicted inhibition; white: with state of downstream molecule. The expression of several selected DEGs in SK-HEP-1 cells with or without PSMC2 knockdown was detected via qPCR (C) and western blotting (D). E The ITGA6 expression in HCC tissues and normal tissues was evaluated by IHC analysis (scale bar = 100 μm). F The mRNA expression of PSMC2 in normal cell line HL-7702 and HCC cell lines including HCCLM3, SK-HEP-1, BEL-7404, SNU423, and Hep3B2.1-7 was detected by qPCR. G A co-IP assay was performed to show the direct interaction between PSMC2 and ITGA6. The representative images were selected from at least three independent experiments. Data were shown as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.