Fig. 2.

Ectopically expressed microRNA-222 (miR-222) represses the expression of zipcode binding protein-1 (ZBP1) and phospholipase C-γ1 (PLCγ1). A: levels of miR-222 and U6 RNA 48 h after transfection with pre-miR-222 as measured by quantitative PCR analysis. Values are means ± SE from independent experiments (n = 4). *P < 0.05, compared with cells transfected with control scrambled oligomer analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s test. B: immunoblots of ZBP1, PLCγ1, and PCNA proteins in HCT-116 cells described in A. Whole cell lysates were harvested and prepared for Western blotting; equal loading was monitored by assessing GAPDH levels. C: quantitative analysis of ZBP1 and PLCγ1 immunoblotting signals as measured by densitometry using Bio-Rad-XRS system equipped with Image laboratory software (version 4.1) and used “Quantity tool” to determine the band intensity volume. The values were normalized with internal loading control GAPDH. Values are means ± SE of data from 3 independent experiments (n = 3). D and E: changes in ZBP1, PLCγ1, and PCNA proteins in IEC-Cdx2L1 cells 48 h after transfection with pre-miR-222. Values are means ± SE (n = 3). Statistical test: means are compared with the scramble (cells exposed to pre-miR-222) by nonparametric comparison (*P < 0.0495, Kruskal-Wallis test).