Fig. 5. siRNAs targeting IGF2BP2 imitate the effects of overexpressed miR-181a-5p on HTR-8/SVneo cell invasion and migration.
a Transfection of IGF2BP2 siRNA significantly reduced HTR-8/SVneo cell invasion and migration, with effects similar to those of miR-181a-5p overexpression. Representative fields of invaded/migrated cells (at 200× original magnification, bar = 10 μm) are shown. b The IGF2BP2 mRNA/protein levels were examined after siRNA transfection. A representative western blotting image with the molecular weight markers depicted on the left in kDa is shown. c Ectopic-expression of IGF2BP2 significantly promoted HTR-8/SVneo cell invasion and migration. Representative fields of invaded/migrated cells (at 200× original magnification, bar = 10 μm) are shown. d The IGF2BP2 mRNA/protein levels were examined after plasmid transfection. A representative western blotting image with the molecular weight markers depicted on the left in kDa is shown. The results are expressed as the mean ± SD based on at least three independent experiments. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01