The three cell lines were transfected the miR-224-mimics/inhibitor as described above. Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized by 1% Triton X-100. Following blocking with 1% bovine serum albumin, cells were serially incubated in rabbit anti-LC3 (Abcam) and Goat anti-rabbit Alexa Fluo488 (Invitrogen). The images were acquired using the AV300-ASW confocal microscope (Olympus America Inc., Center Valley, USA) with a 60 × oil lens. The pictures analysed using Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (Media Cybernetics)32 (link).
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