Fig. 5

JAZF1 expression is inversely associated with E-cadherin expression and positively associated with vimentin expression. Four tissue microarrays of consecutive immunostained sections underwent specific antibodies against JAZF1, vimentin, E-cadherin and MMP-2. a Representative images of JAZF1, vimentin, E-cadherin and MMP-2 protein expression levels in healthy and cancerous specimens (magnification: × 400 for the inserts, × 50 for all others). b JAZF1 and vimentin expression levels were significantly higher in GC tissues than in healthy gastric tissues(P = 0.006), whereas E-cadherin expression was significantly higher in healthy gastric tissues than in GC tissues. JAZF1 expression was positively correlated with vimentin expression (P < 0.001, r = − 0.400)