Fig. 1: SLC2A5 is upregulated in CRC tissues.

a qRT-PCR analysis of SLC2A5 mRNA expression in paired CRC tissues. Results are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 24). **P < 0.01, based on paired Student’s t-test. b Western blotting of SLC2A5 protein expression in 12 pairs of CRC tissues, GAPDH was loaded as a control. ImageJ software was used to analyse the grey values of bands to calculate relative protein expression. *P < 0.05, based on paired Student’s t-test. c IHC staining of SLC2A5 on tumour and adjacent normal tissues (inserts show ×4 magnification). Scale bar, 100 μm (10×), 20 μm (40×). Results are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 25). ***P < 0.001, based on paired Student’s t-test.