the concentration was measured by the BCA method. Twenty micrograms of protein from each
sample was subjected to SDS-PAGE and electrotransferred onto PVDF membranes. The membrane
was incubated with 5% skim milk powder for 1 h at room temperature and then incubated with
the primary antibodies, GAPDH (1:1,000, Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Beverly, MA, USA),
IL20RB, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, Vimentin, Snail1, and Snail2 (1:1,000, Abcam, Cambridge,
MA,USA) at 4°C overnight. The membrane was washed with PBS three times and then incubated
with the secondary antibodies (1:1,000, Cell Signaling Technology Inc.) for 1 h at room
temperature. The signal of the protein was visualized by ECL. Quantity One software was
used to measure the relative expression of the protein, and GAPDH was used as the internal
control.