Fig. 3

Knockdown of SR-BI inhibited the growth of ccRCC cells. Expression of SR-BI mRNA (a) and protein (b) was effectively inhibited by specific siRNA in ccRCC cell lines. MTT assays showed that proliferative ability of ccRCC cells transfected with si-SR-BI significantly decreased compared with control cells (c). Plate colony formation assays exhibited that ccRCC cells transfected with si-SR-BI formed fewer colonies than control cells (d-e). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01