MiR-451a targets mex-3 RNA binding family member C to regulate human hepatoblastoma G2 cell growth and metastasis

Figure 2 Effects of MiR-451a overexpression on human hepatoblastoma G2 cells and BEL-7404 cells. A and B: MiR-451a overexpression decreased human hepatoblastoma G2 (HepG2) cell growth but not BEL-7404 cell; C: Green fluorescence indicated the transfection efficiency of HepG2 and BEL-7404 cells in colony formation assay; D and E: Colony formation assay was performed to determine the growth of HepG2 and BEL-7404 cells transfected with lentivirus-negative control or lentivirus miR-451a, respectively (^aP < 0.05). HepG2: Human hepatoblastoma G2; LV-miR-451a: Lentivirus miR-451a; LV-NC: Lentivirus-negative control; MTT: Methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium.