Journal: Oncology Reports
Article Title: MicroRNA-125b inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting BMF
doi: 10.3892/or.2018.6413
Figure Lengend Snippet: BMF is a direct target of miR-125b in ESCC cancer cells. (A) The prediction of the binding between miR-125b and BMF as determined using TargetScan. (B) A dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to verify the binding of miR-125b with BMF. (C) qRT-PCR assay was performed to detect the mRNA level of BMF in EC109 and EC9706 cells treated with miR-125b mimics and miR-125b inhibitors. (D) The expression of BMF was assessed in the tumor sections. *P<0.05 vs. the control. BMF, BCL-2-modifying factor; ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Article Snippet: In the present study, the human ESCC cell lines (EC109 and EC9706) and human esophageal epithelial cells (HET-1A) were obtained from Riken BioResource Center (Tsukuba, Japan).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Luciferase, Reporter Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Control