Figure 2.
Downregulation of COUP-TFII suppresses cell proliferation via targeting MPC1. (A) Luciferase activity was significantly reduced in U87 cells that were infected with siCOUP-TFII compared with untreated cells or cells that were infected with siNC. *P<0.05 vs. untreated cells or siNC group. (B) U87 cell proliferation is inhibited by siCOUP-TFII compared with siNC or the untreated group as demonstrated by cell counting, P<0.01 vs. siNC or the untreated group. COUP-TFII, chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor II; MPC1, mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1; NC, negative control; si, small-interfering.