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. 2021 Nov 23;7:365. doi: 10.1038/s41420-021-00712-9

Fig. 2. circKDM4C enhances BCa cell invasion and metastasis.

Fig. 2

A circKDM4C and KDM4C mRNA levels in UM-UC3 and T24 cells treated with si-circKDM4C or negative control (siNC). B Effects of circKDM4C silencing on cell migration capability were assessed by wound-healing assays. Scale bar = 500 μm. C, D Effects of circKDM4C silencing on cell migration and invasion capabilities were determined by transwell migration and Matrigel invasion assays in UM-UC3 (C) and T24 (D) cells, respectively. Scale bar = 200 μm. E circKDM4C and KDM4C mRNA levels in UM-UC3 and T24 cells after transfection of circKDM4C-overexpression plasmid or the corresponding vector plasmids. F Effects of circKDM4C overexpression on cell migration capability were assessed by wound-healing assays. Scale bar = 200 μm. G, H Effects of circKDM4C overexpression on cell migration and invasion capabilities were determined by transwell migration and Matrigel invasion assays in UM-UC3 (G) and T24 (H) cells. Scale bar = 200 μm. I Effects of circKDM4C silencing on expression levels of EMT-associated proteins were detected by western blotting analysis. J Live imaging showed metastasis focus on forelimb (top) and perisplenic lymph node (bottom). K H&E staining of perisplenic lymph-node metastasis focus. Scale bar = 100 μm. Data are expressed as the means ± SD for n = 3. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.