FIGURE 3.
LncRNA GAS5 regulated PTEN by competitively binding to miR-21. (A,B) Bioinformatics analyses showed that there were specific binding sites between lncRNA GAS5 and sequences of miR-21 (A) and between the 3′ UTR of the PTEN gene and sequences of miR-21 (B). (C) miR-21 inhibitor increased PTEN and attenuated lncRNA GAS5 siRNA-induced EMT of HPMCs. (D) PTEN reversed the lncRNA GAS5 siRNA-induced EMT of HPMCs. Each value represents the mean ± SEM (n = 3) (**P < 0.01 vs. control, &&P < 0.01 vs. siGAS5).