Fig. 3. KCNK3 was involved in the process of glucose metabolism in LUAD cells.
A Heatmap of energy metabolites measured by target metabolomics analysis in KCNK3 overexpression groups and control groups. B Metabolic levels of D-glucose 6-phosphate and L-lactate detected by target metabolomics analysis. C Relative glucose uptake and lactate production were measured in KCNK3-overexpressed or control LUAD cells. D, E Western blot analysis of GLUT1 and LDHA protein expressions was performed in KCNK3-overexpressed LUAD cells, with results normalized relative to the expression of GAPDH. F GLUT1 and LDHA immunofluorescence was detected to show the glucometabolic alteration in KCNK3-overexpressed LUAD cells, scale bar 25 µm. (NC negative control, OE overexpression. Data are presented as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001).