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. 2020 Jul 30;11(7):598. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-02769-3

Fig. 4. CircRNF121 functions as a sponge of miR-665 and indirectly mediates MYD88 level.

Fig. 4

a, b Three miRNAs were selected and analyzed by q-PCR. c The expression of miR-665 was negatively correlated with the modified Mankin’s scores. d The correlation analysis of the expressions of circRNF121 and miR-665 was shown. e The predicted binding sites between circRNF121 and miR-665 were presented. f The dual-reporter luciferase assay confirmed that circRNF121 was the direct target of miR-665. g RNA immunoprecipitation was performed in chondrocytes transfected with miR-NC and miR-665 mimic. CircRNF121 expression was detected by using qRT-PCR. RNA levels were presented as fold enrichment in Ago2 relative to IgG immunoprecipitates. h The localization of RNF121 and miR-665 was detected by FISH assay in human chondrocytes. i The predicted binding sites between MYD88 and miR-665 were shown. j The decreased luciferase was also shown to determine the direct binding of MYD88 and miR-665. k, l MYD88 expression was determined by western blot and IF staining in treated chondrocytes. Data were means ± SD of three independent assays (*P < 0.05).