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From: Ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b represses IGF-I-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition via ZEB2 and microRNA-200c regulation in gastric cancer cells

Figure 7

Representative images for IGF-IR and Cbl-b immunohistochemical staining in three serial sections from two cases. (A) (a, d) HE staining. The tumor is composed of atypical cells and irregularly shaped tubules. (b, f) IGF-IR and Cbl-b positive staining (+) in cell membrane and cytoplasm (in brown). (c, e) IGF-IR and Cbl-b negative staining (-). The original magnification is 100×. (B) Working model for Cbl-b in IGF-I-induced EMT. In gastric cancer cells, IGF-I binds to its receptor IGF-IR and activates Akt/ERK downstream signaling pathways. The activation of signal pathways up-regulates E-cadherin repressor ZEB2 and down-regulates miR-200c. There is an Akt/ERK-miR-200c-ZEB2 axis in the process. Ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b is required for sustaining the epithelial phenotype probably through targeting IGF-IR for degradation and further inhibiting Akt/ERK-miR-200c-ZEB2 axis in IGF-I-induced EMT.

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Molecular Cancer

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