Table 2 Sequences of primers used in this study

Name	Primer sequence (5′→3′)
GAPDH	Forward: ATGGGTGTGAACCATGAGAA
Reverse: GTGCTAAGCAGTTGGTGGTG
Bcl-2	Forward: TGTCCTTTGACCTTGTTTCT
Reverse: TCATTTGCCATCTGGATTTT
Bax	Forward: GCCCTTTGCTTCAGGGTTTC
Reverse: CACTCGCTCAGCTTCTTGGT
HOTAIR	Forward: TAAGCTCGTTGGGGCCTAAG
Reverse: CATTTCTCTGCGTGGTTCGC
HuR	Forward: CAGCAGCATTGGTGAAGTTG
Reverse: AGCGTGTTGATCGCTCTCTC
IGF2BP1	Forward: CAGGAGATGGTGCAGGTGTT
Reverse: GTGTTTCGGGTGGTGCAATC