Total proteins were extracted using RIPA buffer containing a protease inhibitor cocktail. After centrifuging at 13,000 rpm for 15 minutes at 4 ℃, the soluble cell extracts were used for immunoblots according to a previous protocol (10 (link)). The primary antibodies included the following: anti-EYA3 (Proteintech, Wuhan, Hubei, China; #21196-1-AP), anti-SIX5 (Invitrogen, Shanghai, China; #PA5-75417), anti-p300 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Shanghai, China; sc-48343), anti-GAPDH (Santa Cruz Biotechnology; #sc-47724), anti-Flag (Sigma-Aldrich; #SAB4200071), and anti-Myc (Invitrogen; #R95125). The horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated secondary antibodies included the following: anti-mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG) (Sigma-Aldrich; #GENA931) and HRP-conjugated anti-rabbit IgG (Sigma-Aldrich; #GENA934).