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. 2022 Mar 24;8:40. doi: 10.1038/s41523-022-00402-4

Fig. 8. SFN inhibits TGF-β1-induced RAF/MEK/ERK pathway by direct binding to RAF family kinases.

Fig. 8

a Representative western blot results showing the effects of SFN at different concentrations (7.5, 15, and 30 μM) on TGF-β1-induced MEK and ERK phosphorylation. b, c Statistical assay showing the effects of SFN at different concentrations (7.5, 15, and 30 μM) on MEK and ERK phosphorylation, respectively. Data shown are mean ± SEM. n = 3, P < 0.05 vs Control; #P < 0.05 vs TGF-β1. df Molecular docking showing that SFN directly binds to RAF family kinases, including ARAF, BRAF, and CRAF through H-bond. The dotted lines and the corresponding values present the H-bonds and their distances. pERK phosphorylated ERK, tERK total ERK, pMEK phosphorylated MEK, tMEK total MEK.