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. 2023 Jan 5;14(1):6. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-05524-y

Fig. 1. Differential expression of TRAF6 protein affects the death of colorectal cancer cells.

Fig. 1

a In transient transfection experiment with HCT116 and SW480 cells, compared with a mock control plasmid, the levels of TRAF6 protein in colorectal cancer cells in the TRAF6 overexpression group was significantly changed. b Overexpression of TRAF6 cell state in HCT116 and SW480 cells was significantly changed under light microscopy (×200). c In HCT116 and SW480 cells, transient transfection of knockdown TRAF6 group colorectal cancer cells showed significant alterations in TRAF6 protein expression levels. d In HCT116 and SW480 cells, the cellular state of knockdown TRAF6 was altered under light microscopy (×200). e Ultrastructural differences of colorectal cancer cells observe electron microscope (×2000) with differentially-expressed TRAF6 protein. f, g Detecting the TRAF6 mRNA and protein levels in ten clinical tissue samples, they were sorted into the TRAF6 Low and TRAF6 High groups by the median number of TRAF6 protein levels. Random matching was performed to obtain the mRNA (f) and protein-level (g) results. h Serial immunohistochemical sections of tissue specimens from colorectal cancer patients with differential TRAF6 protein levels, images were obtained with an inverted microscope (×400). (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, with an unpaired Student’s t test (a, b, f) or one-way ANOVA analysis (c, d)).