Fig. 4From: miR-125a suppresses viability and glycolysis and induces apoptosis by targeting Hexokinase 2 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomaHK2 is a target of miR-125a. a The putative binding sites of miR-125a on the 3′ UTR of HK2. b The protein levels of HK2 in AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells 48 h after miR-125a transfection. c Relative activity of luciferase reporters with HK2 3′ UTR after co-transfection with miR-125a mimics in AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells. d Cellular lysates from AMC-HN-8 and TU212 cells were used for RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) with Ago2 antibody. miR-125a and HK2 mRNA were detected using qRT-PCR. *P < 0.05Back to article page