Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: STAT1 accelerates cutaneous melanoma progression through TUBB4A expression regulation
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2026.13828
Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT1 and TUBB4A expression levels are significantly correlated and upregulated in melanoma. (A) Analysis of data in the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis 2 database revealed a significant elevation of STAT1 expression in melanoma tissues. Quantification of (B) STAT1 and (C) TUBB4A mRNA levels in 31 paired melanoma and normal tissue samples from patients with SKCM demonstrated a significant upregulation of both STAT1 and TUBB4A expression in melanoma tissues. (D) Correlation analysis of STAT1 and TUBB4A mRNA levels in melanoma samples showed a significant positive correlation. Comparative analysis of (E) STAT1 and (F) TUBB4A mRNA expression in normal HEM and melanoma cell lines revealed significantly higher expression in the melanoma cell lines. *P<0.05 between groups; **P<0.01 compared with HEM cells. HEM, human epidermal melanocytes; STAT1, signal transducer and activator of transcription 1; TUBB4A, tubulin β4A; TPM, transcripts per million; SKCM, skin cutaneous melanoma.
Article Snippet: The melanoma cell lines A2058 (cat. no. CRL-3601), SK-MEL-1 (cat. no. HTB-67), A375 (cat. no. CRL-1619) and RPMI-7951 (cat. no. HTB-66), as well as normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEM; cat. no. PCS-200-013) and 293T cells (cat. no. CRL-3216) were obtained from American Type Culture Collection.
Techniques: Expressing, Gene Expression