“…We identified the most likely targets of miR-335-5p as CDC42 (Cell division control protein 42 homolog), CDK2 (Cyclin-dependent kinase 2), CSNK1G2 (Casein kinase 1 gamma 2), EIF2C2 (Protein argonaute-2), EIF5 (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor-5), LIMK1 (LIM Domain Kinase 1), NRG1 (Neuregulin 1), PLK2 (Polo Like Kinase 2), RGS19 (G-protein signaling 19), TCF3 (Transcription Factor 3), THBS1 (Thrombospondin 1), YBX1 (Y-Box Binding Protein 1) and ZMYND8 (human Zinc Finger MYND-type containing 8). Among these genes, CDC 42(19, 20), CDK2(21, 22), EIF2C2(23, 24), EIF5(25, 26), LIMK1(27), NRG1(28), PLK2(29), RGS19(30), TCF3(31), THBS1(32) as well as YBX1(33) have been implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma, and some of them are related to invasion and metastasis. Out of these 13 downstream miR-335-5p targets, CSNK1G2 and ZMYND8 are reported here for the first time as playing a role in HCC.…”