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. 2021 Jun 28;12(7):656. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-03938-8

Fig. 5. circ-0005105 acts as a sponge for miR-20a-3p, and COL11A1 is a direct target of miR-20a-3p.

Fig. 5

A The intersection of miRNAs targeted circ-0005105 predicted by circRNA bank, circAtlas, and miRNAs related to pancreatic cancer reported in the HMDD database is shown via Venn diagram. The relative expression of miR-20a-3p (B) and circ-0005105 (C) in SW1990 or PANC-1 cells was analyzed by qRT-PCR after indicated transfection. D Cells were transfected with a luciferase reporter plasmid containing wide-type (circ-0005105 Wt) or mutated circ-0005105 (circ-0005105 Mut), together with or without miR-20a-3p mimics. The relative luciferase activity was analyzed. E Immunoprecipitation of AGO2 (control, anti-IgG) in miR-20a-3p inhibitor or miR-inhibitor control transfected PANC-1 cells were performed. F The expression levels of miR-20a-3p in 75 paired pancreatic cancer tissues and non-tumor tissues were analyzed by qRT-PCR. G Pearson analysis of the correlation between miR-20a-3p expression and circ-0005105 expression in pancreatic cancer tissues. H The intersection of mRNAs potential targeting by miR-20a-3p predicted by Targetscan, miRDB, and mRNAs upregulated in pancreatic cancer reported in TCGA PAAD database is shown via Venn diagram. I Expression of candidate mRNAs were detected under treatment of miR-20a-3p mimics by qRT-PCR in PANC-1 cells. J, K Pearson analysis of the correlation between miR-20a-3p expression and candidate mRNAs expression in TCGA dataset. purple indicates p < 0.05. L, M The relative expression of COL11A1 in SW1990 or PANC-1 cells was analyzed by qRT-PCR and western blot after indicated transfection. N Cells were transfected with luciferase reporter plasmid containing wide-type (COL11A1 Wt) or mutated COL11A1 (COL11A1 Mut), together with or without miR-20a-3p mimics. The relative luciferase activity was analyzed. O The relative expression of COL11A1 in SW1990 or PANC-1 cells was analyzed by western blot after indicated transfection. P Pearson analysis of the correlation between COL11A1 expression and circ-0005105 expression in pancreatic cancer tissues. The results are presented as the mean ± SD for each group (n = 6). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.