circ‐MALAT1 / hsa_circ_0002082 is up-regulated in hepatocellular cancer stem cells compared with matched adherent HCC cells, supported by circRNA-seq of patient-derived primary samples and qRT-PCR validation. The paper reports that circ‐MALAT1 promotes hepatocellular CSC self-renewal.
Circ-MALAT1 Functions as Both an mRNA Translation Brake and a microRNA Sponge to Promote Self-Renewal of Hepatocellular Cancer Stem Cells.