MDA-MB-453 and MDA-MB-231 cells were seeded into 6-well plates at a density of 1×106 cells/well and transfection was performed when ~90% confluence was reached following manufacturer's protocol. Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeted against TTN-AS1 (shRNA-TTN-AS1-1 or shRNA-TTN-AS1-2) and a scrambled shRNA that served as the negative control (shRNA-NC), were designed and synthesized by Shanghai GenePharma Co., Ltd. The shRNAs (3 µg) were transfected into the TNBC cells using Lipofectamine® 3000 (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocols. In addition, microRNA (miR/miRNA)-211-5p mimic, miR-211-5p inhibitor and their corresponding negative control (miR-NC) obtained from Shanghai GenePharma Co., Ltd., were transfected into the cells at a concentration of 40 nM using Lipofectamine® 3000 as previously described (15 (link)). Cells were collected 24 h following transfection, and transfection efficiency was evaluated by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).