The results of the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, cell colony formation assay, and EdU (5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine) assay demonstrated that the KD of BCAT2 significantly inhibited proliferation of PCa cells (Figs. 2C–F and S3A). Here, BCAT2 is linked to posterior cortical atrophy.