Journal: Cureus
Article Title: Ring Finger Protein 34 (RNF34) as a Prognostic Biomarker for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
doi: 10.7759/cureus.53038
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Staining patterns of RNF34 protein expression in different compartments: no expression, nuclear, cytoplasmic, and membranous expression; object magnification: 10x, scale bar: 50 µm. Both membranous (C) and nuclear (D) RNF34 protein expression were significantly associated with poor overall survival as determined by Kaplan-Meier estimates (membranous RNF34: log-rank p = 0.02, nuclear RNF34: log-rank p = 0.004). No impact of cytoplasmatic RNF34 expression on survival was evident (log-rank p = 0.07, B). The cut-off describing positive expression was set at ≥1. p < 0.05 was considered as significant. ccRCC: clear cell renal cell carcinoma; OS: overall survival.
Article Snippet: The collected tissues were cut into 5 µm slices, mounted on slides, and stained using the specific polyclonal rabbit anti-RNF34 antibody in a 1:40 dilution (SAB2900260, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, AZ).
Techniques: Staining, Expressing