Fig. 5: LncRNA KB-1980E6.3 increases c-Myc levels by stabilizing its mRNA.

a, b Luciferase reporter assay showing the transcription activity of c-Myc in lncRNA KB-1980E6.3 knockdown and the control breast cancer cells under normoxia or hypoxia conditions. STAT3 knockdown was used as a positive control. c, d qRT-PCR was used to determine c-Myc mRNA levels in lncRNA KB-1980E6.3 knockdown and the control breast cancer cells treated with Actinomycin D for the indicated time under hypoxia conditions. e, f qRT-PCR was used to determine c-Myc mRNA levels in lncRNA KB-1980E6.3 overexpressing and the control breast cancer cells treated with Actinomycin D for the indicated time under normoxia conditions. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (ns no significance; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01).