Fig. 10

Schematic molecular mechanism illustrating the role of NF-κB in CCSCs by regulating miR-497-5p and miR-195-5p with the involvement of MCM2. In CCSCs, NF-κB promotes the expression of MCM2 by negatively regulating the expression of miR-497-5p and miR-195-5p, resulting in increased cell viability and decreased cell apoptosis of CCSCs, thus eventually enhancing the stem-like properties of CCSCs