Fig. 1.
CASC2 can directly interact with miR-93-5p. The interaction between CASC2 and miR-93-5p was predicted using an online RNA interaction program named IntaRNA (http://rna.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/IntaRNA/Input.jsp). It was observed that CASC2 and miR-93-5p can form strong base pairing (A). Dual luciferase reporter assay was performed by transfecting CASC2 vector and miRNA NC or CASC2 vector and miR-93-5p mimic into chondrocytes. Relative luciferase activity was compared by unpaired t test. Experiments were repeated 3 times and mean values were presented.*, p < 0.05