Wnt5a expressing tumors demonstrate a decrease in markers of the basal tumor subtype.

<p>(A) Western blot using protein lysates isolated from the epithelium of MMTV-Wnt1 and MMTV-1;MMTV-Wnt5a mammary tumors. The expression of molecular markers of basal and luminal tumor subtypes were compared. Keratin 6 and Keratin 5 were strongly down-regulated in Wnt5a expressing tumors. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was used as a loading control. (B–D) <i>Immunostaining for K6</i>. Sections from MMTV-Wnt1 (B) and MMTV-1;MMTV-Wnt5a (C) tumors were stained with anti-Keratin 6 antibody using immunofluorescence (K6 = green; nuclei = blue). The percentage of cells expressing K6 was determined and graphed (D). Values are means +/− standard error (n = 6 MMTV-Wnt1, 3 fields per tumor; n = 5 MMTV-Wnt1;MMTV-Wnt5a, 3 fields per tumor). MMTV-Wnt1;MMTV-Wnt5a tumors demonstrated a significant decrease in K6-expressing cells as measured by T-test (* = p<0.05).