miR-532-5p promotes the proliferation and the colony formation of HT-29 cells. (A) Time-dependent promotion of the relative cellular proliferation of HT-29 cells by miRNA-532-5p mimic. (B) Morphology and (C) counting of the HT-29 cell colonies, which were transfected with 0 or 40 nM miR-532-5p mimic or Ctrl miRNA, for 48 h. The experiments were performed in triplicate. *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ns, not significant. miR, microRNA; Ctrl miRNA, control miRNA.