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. 2023 Mar 24;11:1098999. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1098999

Figure 4.

Figure 4

STAT3 is a direct target of miR-323a-3p in neuroblastoma. (A) The putative binding site of miR-323a-3p (nucleotides 1,097 to 1,103) in the 3′UTR of STAT3 was mutated as shown in the figure with bold and italics. (B) Dual-luciferase reporter assay demonstrating the luciferase activity of a construct with a wild-type or a mutated 3′UTR of STAT3 in SH-SY5Y transfected with miR-323a-3p or NC mimics. Data is presented as mean ± SD of three independent experiments, each repeated in triplicates. **P < 0.01 vs. the NC. SD, standard deviation; miR, microRNA; NC, negative control; STAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription; ORF, open Reading frame; UTR, untranslated region; wt, wild-type; MUT, mutated.