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. 2018 Sep 20;9(10):954. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-0978-y

Fig. 4. PTPRB is a direct target of miR-665 in HCC.

Fig. 4

a The mRNA levels of PTPRB in 50 paired human HCC and adjacent normal tissues. b The mRNA levels of PTPRB expression in HCC cell lines and normal L02 cells. c Representative immunostaining images of PTPRB in HCC tissues and adjacent normal tissues. d A negative correlation between the levels of miR-665 and PTPRB expression in HCC specimens. e The mRNA level of PTPRB expression in overexpressing or silencing miR-665 HepG2 and SMMC7721 cells; cells transfected with empty lentiviral vectors were used as a negative control. f The protein levels of PTPRB in overexpressing or silencing miR-665 HepG2 and SMMC7721 cells; cells transfected with empty lentiviral vectors were used as a negative control. g The potential miR-665 binding site in the PTPRB 3′-UTR was predicted by TargetScan. h Dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to analyze the effects of miR-665 expression on the activities of WT and MUT PTPRB 3′-UTR. All data are represented as the means ± SD. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001