Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: ST8SIA6-AS1 contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma progression by targeting miR-142-3p/HMGA1 axis
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26643-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: MiR-142-3p repressed the level of HMGA1 in LIHC cells. ( A ) StarBase prediction of binding sequences between HMGA1 and miR-142-3p. ( B ) Dual luciferase assay was measured in HCCLM3 and Huh7 cells. **P < 0.001 comparison with NC. ( C ) The enrichment of miR-142-3p, ST8SIA6-AS1 and HMGA1 was determined by RT-qPCR. **P < 0.001 comparison with Bio-NC. ( D ) RT-qPCR used for determination of HMGA1 expression in LIHC tissues. **P < 0.001. ( E ) In LIHC tissues, there is a negative connection between miR-142-3p and HMGA1. ( F ) HMGA1 expression was measured using RT-qPCR in LIHC cells (HCCLM3 and Huh7 cells) and normal cells (THLE2). **P < 0.001 comparison with THLE2. ( G ) HMGA1 expression was measured using western blot in LIHC cells (HCCLM3 and Huh7 cells) and normal cells (THLE2). **P < 0.001 comparison with THLE2. ( H ) HMGA1 mRNA expression measurement in transfected Huh7 and HCCLM3 cells. ( I ) Expression of the HMGA1 protein in transfected Huh7 cells and HCCLM3 was estimated. **P < 0.001 comparison with blank; ## P < 0.001 comparison with si-lnc + anti-miR. NC: negative control; Si-lnc: SiRNA-ST8SIA6-AS1; anti-miR: miR-142-3p inhibitor; Si-lnc + anti-miR: SiRNA-ST8SIA6-AS1 + miR-142-3p inhibitor. ( J ) Measurement of HMGA1 expression in HCCLM3 and Huh7 cells was detected by western blot. ## P < 0.001 compared with si-HMGA1 + anti-miR; **P < 0.001 compared with blank. NC: negative control; blank: blank control, MUT: Mutant; WT: wild-type; Si-HMGA1 + anti-miR: SiRNA-HMGA1 + miR-142-3p inhibitor, and anti-miR: miR-142-3p inhibitor; Si-HMGA1: SiRNA-HMGA1.
Article Snippet: LIHC cell lines (Hep3B, HCCLM3, Huh7, and SNU-182) and normal liver epithelial cells (THLE2) were provided by American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, USA).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Luciferase, Comparison, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Western Blot, Transfection, Negative Control, Control, Mutagenesis