CD44 and cervical cancer: Figure 5(a) and 5(b) shows that miR-203 was statistically downregulated accompanying with the acquisition of stem properties of cervical cancer. Furthermore, the expression changes of stem markers along with miR-203 alteration were detected and semiquantified. Data showed that transfection with miR-203 mimics caused statistical downregulation in OCT4, CD44, NANOG, CD133, SOX2, and ALDH1, while cells treated with the miR-203 inhibitor revealed significant upregulation of six genes mentioned above (Figure 5(c)–5(g)).