Research Article

Runx2/miR-3960/miR-2861 Positive Feedback Loop Is Responsible for Osteogenic Transdifferentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Figure 1

Increased expression of miR-2861 and miR-3960 during β-glycerophosphate-induced osteogenic transdifferentiation of VSMCs. Northern blot analysis of miR-2861 and miR-3960 expression in 10 mM β-glycerophosphate-treated VSMCs for the indicated times. U6 snRNA is used as a loading control.