FIGURE 5.

LncMIR17HG promotes proliferation of cervical squamous cells in vitro. A, Expression levels of lncMIR17HG in SiHa/shlncMIR17HG cells (SiHa cells with knockdown of lncMIR17HG). B, Proliferation curves (as detected by RTCA assay) of SiHa/shlncMIR17HG cells compared with the corresponding controls. C, Colony formation assays of SiHa/Con and SiHa/shlncMIR17HG cells. Quantification of colony formation number is also shown. D, Representative images of wound healing in SiHa/Con and SiHa/shlncMIR17HG cells. Quantification of healing rate is also shown. E, Representative images of transwell migration (up) and Matrigel invasion assays (down) of SiHa/Con and SiHa/shlncMIR17HG cells. Quantification of migrating cells is also shown. All the experiments were performed in triplicates. Error bars who SD; data are means ± SEM. n.s., not significant. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, based on the Student's t‐test