FBXO27 and infection: Infection of shRNAs against eight F-box proteins (FBXL5, FBXW5, FBXO3, FBXO4, FBXO5, FBXO24, FBXO25 and FBXO27) upregulated Snail1 protein levels (at least by 2-fold) compared with parental cells or cells infected with a control shRNA (Figure 1A and Supplementary Figure S1A).