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miR-214 interacted with vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). VEGFA and Bcl-2, overexpressed in CSCC tissues and cells, were negatively correlated with miR-214. Voclosporin Moreover, VEGFA and Bcl-2 overexpression reversed the anti-tumor phenotypes of miR-214 on CSCC cells. miR-214 disrupted the Wnt/β-catenin pathway through VEGFA and Bcl-2 in the CSCC cells. Our data demonstrates that miR-214 exerts a suppressing role in CSCC. The discovery of novel targets such as miR-214 and VEGFA/Bcl-2 may facilitate the development of therapeutic options. Our data demonstrates that miR-214 exerts a suppressing role in CSCC. The discovery of novel targets such as miR-214 and VEGFA/Bcl-2 may facilitate the development of therapeutic options.Deciphering RNA-protein interactions are important to study principal biological mechanisms including transcription and translation regulation, gene silencing, among others. Predicting RNA molecule interaction with the target protein could allow us to understand important cellular processes and design novel treatment therapies for various diseases. As non-coding RNAs do not have coding potential our knowledge about their functions is still limited. Therefore, RNA-binding proteins of non-coding RNAs regulating functions, viz. including cellular maturation, nuclear export and stability may play a very important role. Keeping in view of the need for refined methods to understand protein-RNA interactions, we have attempted a docking model to infer binding sites between lncRNA NONHSAT02007 and protein KIF13A for a rare disease phenotype that we are studying in our lab. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.The oxidation process, catalyzed by the peroxidase enzymes, occurs in all domains of life to detoxify the hydrogen peroxide toxicity. The most well-known, applicable and vastly studied member of the peroxidases family is horseradish peroxidase (HRP), especially the isoenzyme C (HRP C). HRP (primarily HRP C) is commercially available and applicable in biotechnology and diagnosis. Recently, a novel application of HRP has been introduced in cancer therapy as the combination of HRP with indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The anticancer activity of HRP/IAA complex is through oxidation of IAA by HRP in hypoxic tumor condition, which leads to apoptosis and cancerous cell death. However, the molecular interaction of HRP/IAA has not been elucidated. Identifying the interaction of IAA with HRP would provide a better insight into its function and applications. In this study, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation were applied to determine the molecular interaction of the IAA/HRP complex. The docking study represented that IAA bound at the 'exposed' heme edge of the HRP enzyme, and the IAA entrance to the enzyme was situated at the carboxymethyl side-chain of the selected structure. Our computational results showed the HRP/IAA complex structure stability. While hydrogen bond formation with ARG38 and HIS42 stabilized the substrate, hydrophobic interactions with Phe68, Gly69, Leu138, Pro139, Pro141 and Phe179 contributed to IAA/HRP complex stability. The results can help to better understand peroxidase enzyme activity and would pave the way for future development of new therapeutics with improved anticancer efficacy. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma. This study aims to explore the clinical value of systemic chemotherapy combined with bronchoscopic seed implantation in advanced lung cancer treatment. The study enrolled 253 patients with advanced lung cancer in Cangzhou People's Hospital from March 2018 to March 2020, and they were divided into test group and control group. Test group was given systemic chemotherapy combined with bronchoscopic seed implantation, while control group was given systemic chemotherapy. The objective response rate of tumor (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), serum tumor marker level, survival time and adver