ZEB1-AS1 interacts with AUF1 to serve key roles in BCa. (A) Immunofluorescence analysis of AUF1 protein in UM-UC-3 cells. Scale bars, 10 µm. (B) The interaction between ZEB1-AS1 and AUF1 was confirmed by RNA pulldown assays and western blot analysis. GAPDH served as negative control. (C) RNA immunoprecipitation assays were performed using anti-AUF1 and control IgG antibodies, followed by RT-qPCR to examine the enrichment of ZEB1-AS1 and U6. U6 served as negative control. **P<0.01. (D) The silencing effect of si-AUF1 infection in BCa cells was determined by RT-qPCR (left panel) and western blot analysis (right panel). (E) Wound healing assays and (F) Transwell invasion assays were performed to detect the effect of AUF1 knockdown and ZEB1-AS1 overexpression on BCa cell migration and invasion, respectively. *P<0.05 vs. p-ZEB1-AS1+si-NC group. ZEB1-AS1, zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1-antisense 1; AUF1, heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0; BCa, bladder cancer; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction; si, small interfering; NC, negative control.