THRB and renal carcinoma: To subsequently analyze the effect of miR-155 and miR-425 on endogenous THRB expression, renal cancer-derived UOK171 cell line was transfected using either microRNA mimics (pre-miR-155 or pre-miR-425) or microRNA inhibitors (anti-miR-155 or anti-miR-425) (Figure 3).