Fig 2: Expression of TPX2 and NIBP in esophageal cancer. (A) The expression of TPX2 in esophageal cancer tissues. RT-qPCR results show that the relative expression of TPX2 in esophageal cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent normal tissues. (B) The expression of NIBP in esophageal cancer tissues. RT-qPCR results show that the relative expression of NIBP in esophageal cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent normal tissues. *P<0.05, compared with adjacent normal tissues. TPX2, Xenopus kinesin-like protein 2; NIBP, NIK-IKK-ß binding protein.

Fig 3: Survival of patients with esophageal cancer. (A) The 5-year overall survival rate of TPX2 high expression group was much lower than that of TPX2 low expression group (P<0.05). (B) The 5-year overall survival rate of NIBP high expression group was much lower than that of NIBP low expression group (P<0.001). TPX2, Xenopus kinesin-like protein 2; NIBP, NIK-IKK-ß binding protein.