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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6254-6260
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6254
Figure 1
Figure 1 The mRNA of DPC4 by RT-PCR. A: Non-malignant pancreatic species; B: Malignant pancreatic species.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Immunohistochemical staining (× 100). A: Intense positive expression of DPC4 in the nuclei and/or cytoplasm in the normal pancreatic tissue; B: Weak expression of DPC4 in normal pancreatic tissue; C: Pancreatic carcinoma showed loss of DPC4 expression; D: DPC4 expression in an adenocarcinoma with a wild-type DPC4 gene; E: Intense positive expression of DPC4 in the malignant pancreatic tissue.
Figure 3
Figure 3 PCR amplification for the DPC4 gene. A: PCR product; M: Marker.
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Figure 4 The expression of DPC4 mRNA in BxPC-3. M: Marker; A: BxPC-3/-; B: BxPC-3/pLXSN; C: BxPC-3/DPC4.
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Figure 5 Westen blot for DPC4 in BxPC-3 cells. A: BxPC-3/DPC4; B: BxPC-3/pLXSN; C: BxPC-3/-.
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Figure 6 Cell growth curve. P = 0.0209, BxPC-3/DPC4 vs BxPC-3/pLXSN; P = 0.0160, BxPC-3/DPC4 vs BxPC-3/-.