Fig. 9

Luciferase reporter assay for miR-125b-5p binding sites in the 3′-untranslated region of IL6R. A Wild-type and mutated putative miR-125b-5p binding sites in the 3′-untranslated region of IL6R. B Direct binding activity between miR-125b-5p and IL6R assessed using luciferase reporter assays. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01