Protein was extracted using RIPA lysis buffer (Strong, YEASEN) and electrophoresis was performed using a PAGE Gel Quick Preparation Kit (10%, YEASEN) following the manufacturer's instructions. WB was carried out with the following antibodies: (primary) RARA (Invitrogen, #MA1-810A, 1:1000), RXRA (Invitrogen, #433900, 1:1000), HOXA1 (Invitrogen, #PA5-68809, 1:1000), FLAG (Beytime, #AF-0036, 1:1000) and GAPDH (Santa Cruz, #SC-365062, 1:2000), and then HRP-linked secondary antibodies (Sungene Biotech). HRP activity was detected using Luminol HRP Substrate (Millipore). Digital images were taken using an automatic chemiluminescence imaging analysis system (Tanon) (6 (link),26 (link),32 (link),33 (link)).