Fig. 1

Forced expression of TFF3 in cervical cancer cells modulates the expression of malignant progression-related gene markers. a Determination of endogenous expression of TFF3 protein by Western blot in the cervical cancer cells lines CaSki, SiHa, Me180 and Hela and human non-tumor keratinocyte line HaCaT. b Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis was used to assess the mRNA levels of TFF3 in SiHa and Hela cells with either forced or depleted expression of TFF3 as described in “Methods” section. c Western blot analysis was used to assess the protein levels of TFF3 in SiHa and Hela cells with either forced or depleted expression of TFF3. d, e Quantitative PCR analysis quantifying the change in expression of various genes associated with malignant progression in SiHa-TFF3/Hela cells. Change in gene expression is expressed as fold difference, respectively. Fold change values are representative of three independent experiments