FIGURE 3.

FOXK1 served as a target of miR‐329‐3p. A, The binding site between miR‐329‐3p and FOXK1 was predicted by starBase. B‐E, qRT‐PCR and western blot assays tested FOXK1mRNA and protein expressions affected by miR‐329‐3p mimics or sh‐TMPO‐AS1. F, G, RNA pull down and luciferase reporter assays verified the binding potential between FOXK1 and miR‐329‐3p. H, Luciferase reporter assay detected luciferase activity of FOXK1 in differently transfected groups. I, Expression of miR‐329‐3p in HCC tissues and normal liver tissues was evaluated by qRT‐PCR. J, Pearson's correlation analysis was used to prove the correlation between miR‐329‐3p and FOXK1. ^** P < .01