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. 2020 Feb 14;9(2):22. doi: 10.1038/s41389-020-0203-6

Fig. 4. miR-378a-5p (here abbreviated to miR-378) promotes migration, invasion and vasculogenic mimicry of melanoma cells through uPAR.

Fig. 4

a qRT-PCR analysis of uPAR mRNA expression in M14 cells transfected with mimic miR-378 and with siRNA against uPAR (si-uPAR) or the relative scramble control siRNA (si-Ctrl). The results are reported as fold ± SEM in cells transfected with si-uPAR respect to si-Ctrl. In vitro cell migration (b) and invasion (c) of M14 cells transiently transfected with mimic scramble miRNA control (mimic Ctrl), or mimic miR-378, or mimic miR-378 and siRNA oligonucleotides directed against uPAR (si-uPAR, 20 nM, 48 h), or M25 peptide (50 μM, 2 h) and relative scramble controls (si-Ctrl or peptide Ctrl, respectively). Values are expressed as fold of migrated/invaded cells respect to mimic Ctrl. d Evaluation of capillary-like structures formation in M14 cells transfected with mimic Ctrl, or mimic miR-378, or mimic miR-378 and si-uPAR or its relative control si-Ctrl. The fold of intersection points/field respect to mimic control was reported. ad Data were expressed as average ± SD. Statistical analysis was performed applying t-test. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.