miR-187-3p is significantly down-regulated in HCC, and is correlated with adverse clinical features and poor prognosis of HCC patients.
miR-187-3p can inhibit the metastasis of HCC cells by regulating EMT phenotype.
S100A4 is a direct downstream target of miR-187-3p, and mediated the biological function of miR-187-3p in HCC.
miR-187-3p is down-regulated by hypoxia, and is involved in the metastasis and EMT of HCC cells promoted by hypoxia.