Three miRNAs (miR-153, miR-506 and miR-200b) that target 3′-UTR of Snail1, Slug and ZEB1 mRNAs, respectively, were found to be induced by KLF4 overexpression, and suppressed by KLF4 depletion, in HCC cells. Here, SNAI2 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.