As described by Xie et al [14 (link)], all proteins were isolated by the RIPA buffer (Solarbio, Beijing, China) and the concentration of protein was tested using a BCA Protein Assay Kit (Solarbio). The proteins were subjected to 10% SDS-PAGE, followed by transfer of the separated proteins onto polyvinylidene fluoride membranes (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA). The main antibodies were ubiquitin-specific peptidase 2 (Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA, 1:1000), GAPDH (Proteintech, 1:5000), nuclear factor (NF)-κB p65 (Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA, 1:1000), phospho-NF-κB p65 (Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000), N-cadherin (Proteintech, 1:5000), E-cadherin (Proteintech, 1:25,000), Vimentin (Proteintech, 1:5000), and Snail (Cell Signaling Technology, 1:1000). Secondary antibodies used were horseradish peroxidase-conjugated Affinipure Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG(H + L) and horseradish peroxidase-conjugated Affinipure Goat Anti-Mouse IgG(H + L) (Proteintech, 1:8000). Incubations with the antibodies were performed per the manufacturer’s instructions.