Total RNA was used for reverse transcription (RT) to prepare complementazry DNA (cDNA) samples using
SSRT‐IV (18090010, Invitrogen) system. The synthesized cDNA was used as the template to evaluate Circ_HECW2 expression by quantitative reverse‐transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR) analysis using
SYBR Green Master Mix (1725270; Bio‐Rad) with 18S rRNA as the internal control. Poly(A) was added to mature miRNAs using all‐in‐one
miRNA qRT‐PCR Detection Kit (QP115; GeneCopoeia). The same kit was used to perform miRNA RTs and quantitative PCRs (qPCRs) to measure mature miR‐93 expression levels. The PCR reaction was carried out with Applied Biosystems
AB7500 Real‐Time PCR system (Applied Biosystems) at the thermal cycle conditions of 95°C for 10 min and 40 cycles of 95°C for 15 s and 60°C for 1 min. Relative gene expression levels were calculated using the 2‐∆∆Ct method. The primers used for PCR were Circ_HECW2 forward 5′‐CCCACCACTTTGAACGCTAC‐3′ and reverse 5′‐GGCTGTCAATGCGTGCCT‐3′ and miR‐93 forward 5′‐AGGCCCAAAGT GCTGTTCGT‐3′ and reverse 5′‐GTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT‐3′.
Zuo J., Chen C., Zhang X., Wu J., Li C., Huang S., He P., Wa Q, & Zhang W. (2021). Circ_HECW2 regulates LPS‐induced apoptosis of chondrocytes via miR‐93 methylation. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 9(3), 943-949.