Figures & data
Figure 1 USP21 is highly expressed in BC tissues and cell lines, and it predicted poor prognosis of BC.
Abbreviations: BC, bladder cancer; HUC, human urothelial cell; USP, ubiquitin-specific protease.
![Figure 1 USP21 is highly expressed in BC tissues and cell lines, and it predicted poor prognosis of BC.](/cms/asset/017a0250-7b87-432e-a3f8-001184b00836/dott_a_124795_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1 Clinicopathologic variables in 66 bladder cancer patients
Figure 2 Overexpression of USP21 promotes proliferation of bladder cancer cells.
Abbreviations: SCR, scramble siRNA; USP, ubiquitin-specific protease.
![Figure 2 Overexpression of USP21 promotes proliferation of bladder cancer cells.](/cms/asset/ba57a229-50ad-4250-9309-89d6739b9111/dott_a_124795_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 USP21 promotes migration and invasion ability of BC cells and facilitates EMT.
Abbreviations: BC, bladder cancer; EMT, epithelial–mesenchymal transition; SCR, scramble siRNA; USP, ubiquitin-specific protease.
![Figure 3 USP21 promotes migration and invasion ability of BC cells and facilitates EMT.](/cms/asset/ab07d07d-d590-4fbe-b510-6da2cbf83ad4/dott_a_124795_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Identifying USP21 as a EZH2-interacting protein.
Abbreviations: co-IP, co-immunoprecipitation; USP, ubiquitin-specific protease.
![Figure 4 Identifying USP21 as a EZH2-interacting protein.](/cms/asset/77aa93f1-f5d8-4239-9683-df7de557a80d/dott_a_124795_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5 USP21 stabilizes EZH2 through its ubiquitinase activity.
Abbreviations: Co-IP, co-immunoprecipitation; USP, ubiquitin-specific protease.
![Figure 5 USP21 stabilizes EZH2 through its ubiquitinase activity.](/cms/asset/b8cdd73f-f0a8-4cad-859f-025643ad0b0e/dott_a_124795_f0005_b.jpg)