Fig. 1. miR-322/-503 was required in myoblast differentiation.
A miR-322/-503 was specifically expressed at the heart region and somites in E10.5 mouse embryos, which was determined by beta-galactosidase staining. White arrows pointed to the somites staining. B Expression patterns of miR-322 and miR-503 during normal myoblast differentiation. The expression levels of miR-322 and miR-503 were normalized to their day 0 values. C Inhibitors of miR-322 and miR-503 significantly repressed the expressions of myogenic markers (MyoD, MyoG, and Mef2C). All expression levels were normalized to the control group at day 0. D Inhibitors of miR-322 and miR-503 impaired myotube formation. Myotube formation was displayed by immunostaining of MF20 on day 6. E Inhibitors of miR-322 and miR-503 decreased myotube areas (left) and fusion index (right) of myoblast differentiation. F Overexpression of miR-322/-503 was verified by RT-qPCR. The expression levels of miR-322 and miR-503 were normalized to the control group. G miR-322/-503 overexpression significantly upregulated the expressions of myogenic markers (MyoD, MyoG, and Mef2C). All expression levels were normalized to the control group at day 0. H miR-322/-503 overexpression promoted myotube formation. Myotube formation was displayed by immunostaining of MF20 on day 6. I miR-322/-503 overexpression increased myotube areas (left) and fusion index (right) of myoblast differentiation. mirKD-Ctrl, C2C12/mirKD-Ctrl cells; mirKD-322, C2C12/mirKD-322 cells; mirKD-503, C2C12/mirKD-503 cells; Control, C2C12/control cells; miR-322/-503, C2C12/miR-322/-503 cell lines; * statistically significant (p < 0.05).