Fig. 1
From: MicroRNA-720 promotes in vitro cell migration by targeting Rab35 expression in cervical cancer cells
MiR-720 promotes cell migration but does not affect cell proliferation in HeLa cells. a The qRT-PCR analysis of miR-720 expression indicated that HeLa cells transfected with miR-720 mimics (M-720) showed a significant increase in miR-720 expression compared with cells transfected with the microRNA mimic negative control (M-NC). b Representative photographs of wound healing assays (100×) show that HeLa cells transfected with miR-720 mimics result in a significant improvement in wound healing ability. The statistical results of cell migration area measured by Image J software demonstrate a significant difference in cell migration ability caused by overexpression of miR-720. **p < 0.01. c Transwell® migration assay shows that the upregulation of miR-720 dramatically enhances cell migration ability. The top panel shows representative photographs of the Transwell® migration assay and the bottom panel shows the statistical results. **p < 0.01. d Twenty-four hours after transfection, real-time cell analysis (RTCA) experiments were performed to contrast cell migration indices between cells transfected with miR-720 mimics and the microRNA mimic negative control. The results show that after 8 h, the migration indices of cells transfected with miR-720 mimics were greater than the controls. e The results of qRT-PCR analysis of miR-720 expression show that the miR-720 inhibitors can effectively knockdown miR-720 in HeLa cells. **p < 0.01. The (3-4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays show upregulation (f) or downregulation (g) of miR-720, does not show an effect on cell proliferation viability in HeLa cells