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. 2022 Jan 1;18(2):717–730. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.64350

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Apoptin-activated GSDME-dependent pyroptosis through the mitochondrial intrinsic apoptotic pathway. (A) Ad-vp3 and Ad-vt induced Tom20 accumulation and aggregation towards the nucleus. (B) HCT116 cells were treated with siRNA targeting Tom20. (C) Cleavage of GSDME was detected by western blot, (D) Knockdown of Tom20 diminished LDH release and increased viability of HCT116 cells. (E) Ad-vp3 and Ad-vt induced bax accumulation and aggregation in the nucleus. (F) HCT116 cells treated with bax siRNA targeting. (G) GSDME cleavage was detected by western blot. (H) Bax knockdown diminished LDH release and increased HCT116 cells' viability. Data are shown as mean ± SD (*p <0.05, **p <0.01, ***p <0.001)