Figure 1From: Knockdown of anterior gradient 2 expression extenuates tumor-associated phenotypes of SNU-478 ampulla of Vater cancer cells AGR2 expression in cancer cell lines of the biliary tract. A. AGR2 mRNA levels in six biliary tract cancer cell lines were measured by real-time RT-PCR. The AGR2 transcript levels were normalized against those of the GAPDH. Results shown are means ± standard deviations of (1/2)CT of target - CT of GAPDH of three experiments. B. AGR2 protein expression was detected by western blot analysis with β-actin as a loading control. The result shown is a representative of three experiments. Abbreviations: CBD, common bile duct; GB, gall bladder; AoV, ampulla of Vater; IHD, intrahepatic duct; HDB, hepatic duct bifurcation; WD, well differentiated; MD, moderately differentiated; PD, poorly differentiated [24].Back to article page