Fig. 2: Effect of PD-L2 expression on the proliferation of osteosarcoma cells.

a PD-L2 expression in osteosarcoma cell lines was evaluated by western blotting and real-time PCR. b The osteosarcoma cell lines (red) exhibited differing degrees of PD-L2 expression compared with the isotype control (black) by flow cytometry. c KHOS and U2OS cells were stably transfected with shPD-L2 or shNC lentivirus, following evaluation of PD-L2 expression by western blotting and real-time PCR. d Cell proliferation of KHOS and U2OS cells in response to PD-L2 knockdown determined by cell colony formation assay. e Cell viability of KHOS and U2OS cells after PD-L2 knockdown assayed by CCK-8. All experiments were repeated three times. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001