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. 2021 Mar 26;12(4):326. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-03494-1

Fig. 5. MIRLET7BHG activated HSCs via upregulating SMO.

Fig. 5

There were four groups of activated HSCs under different transfections: sh-NC, sh-MIRLET7BHG#1, sh-MIRLET7BHG#1+pcDNA3.1/NC, and sh-MIRLET7BHG#1+pcDNA3.1/SMO. A Western blot detected the protein level of α-SMA and FAP in different groups. BC EdU and colony formation assays examined the proliferation of activated HSCs under different contexts. DE Wound-healing and transwell assays analyzed cell migration and invasion capacity in different groups. FG Western blot and sphere formation assays analyzed changes in EMT process and stemness of activated HSCs in face of indicated transfections. **P < 0.01.