Fig. 5.
Direct interaction of miRs and THRB (luciferase assay) and impact on TRE (promoter assay). A, Dual luciferase assay. The relative luciferase activity of reporter constructs with the 3′-UTR of THRB in the presence of pre-miRs or scrambled pre-miR (negative control). Data are expressed as mean values ± sem. B, Promoter assay. The relative luciferase activity of reporter constructs with two positive TRE sequences cloned in the promoter region of luciferase gene in the presence of pre-miRs or scrambled pre-miR (negative control). Data are expressed as mean values ± sem. ***, P < 0.0001; **, P < 0.01.