Figure 1

mir-106a target sequence regulates reporter gene expression. (A) Predicted mir-106a and mir-520c target sites in the 3'UTR of APP. (B) Over-expression of mir-106a or mir-520c, but not mir-373, significantly reduced luciferase expression (p = 0.0006) controlled by the putative mir-106a APP 3'UTR target sequence. This reduction is not observed when a seed region mutant of mir-106a (106a*) is utilized. For all experiments, three independent trials were performed. Error bars represent standard deviation. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01, compared to the appropriate control.