FIGURE 2.

Low expression of BBOX1 antisense RNA 1 (BBOX1‐AS1) represses cervical cancer (CC) progression. A, The efficiency of BBOX1‐AS1 knockdown in SiHa and HeLa cells was measured by RT‐qPCR. B and C, The proliferation ability of SiHa and HeLa cells transfected with sh‐BBOX1‐AS1#1 or sh‐NC was evaluated by CCK‐8 and colony formation assays. D and E, TUNEL and Western blot were carried out to verify the promoting function of BBOX1‐AS1 knockdown on cell apoptosis. F‐H, Cell metastasis in transfected cells was analysed by transwell, Western blot and immunofluorescence. ^** P < .01