Journal: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Article Title: Knockdown of lncRNA NEAT1 expression inhibits cell migration, invasion and EMT by regulating the miR-24-3p/LRG1 axis in retinoblastoma cells
doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.9798
Figure Lengend Snippet: NEAT1 affects RB cell migration, invasion and EMT by upregulating LRG1 expression via the sponging of miR-24-3p. Y79 and WERI-RB1 cells were divided into six groups and transfected with the following: pcDNA-LRG1, pcDNA, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-NC, pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p + pcDNA-NEAT1 or pcDNA-LRG1 + miR-24-3p + pcDNA. (A) Migration and (B) invasion of Y79 and WERI-RB1 cells were evaluated via a Transwell assay. MMP9, N-cadherin and E-cadherin protein levels in (C) Y79 and (D) WERI-RB1 cells were determined via a western blot assay. * P<0.05, ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001. miR, microRNA; NEAT1, nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1; RB, retinoblastoma; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; sh, short hairpin RNA; NC, negative control; EMT, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; LRG1, leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein.
Article Snippet: Human RB cell lines (Y79 and WERI-RB1) and normal human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection.
Techniques: Migration, Expressing, Transfection, Transwell Assay, Western Blot, shRNA, Negative Control