Figure 3.
MALAT1 interacts with miR-26a/26b to regulate ST8SIA4 expression in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. (A) There was a negative relationship between the expression of MALAT1 and miR-26a or miR-26b expression (P<0.0001). (B) The expression of miR-26a and miR-26b was examined by RT-qPCR in the MCF-7 cells. (C) The expression of miR-26a and miR-26b was examined by RT-qPCR in the MDA-MB-231 cells. (D) ST8SIA4 protein levels were significantly increased with upregulation of MALAT1 in MCF-7 cells and decreased with knockdown of MALAT1 in MDA-MB-231 cells as revealed by western blot analysis. *P<0.05. MALAT1, metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1; miR, microRNA; ST8SIA4, α-2,8-sialyltransferase; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR; si, small interfering; SCR, scrambled.