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. 2018 Mar 7;9(3):372. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-0382-7

Fig. 5. HCP5 functions as a ceRNA and sponges miR-22-3p, miR-186-5p and miR-216a-5p.

Fig. 5

a Using two programs (starbase and microRNA.org), we found that both HCP5 and ST6GAL2 are potential targets of miR-22-3p, miR-186-5p and miR-216a-5p. b, c A dual luciferase reporter assay was used to test whether HCP5 and ST6GAL2 are targets of miR-22-3p, miR-186-5p and miR-216a-5p. d Western blot analysis showed that the knockdown of miR-22-3p, miR-186-5p, or miR-216a-5p in FTC133 cells triggered a significant increase in ST6GAL2 protein expression. e, f An RIP experiment showed that HCP5 was enriched in Ago2-contaning miRNAs compared with IgG; miR-22-3p, miR-186-5p and miR-216a-5p were also detected in the same precipitate (*pvalue < 0.05)