HK1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: In the present study, we showed that miR-592, by suppressing WSB1, but not key glycolytic genes, Myc, HK1 HIF-1α, HK2, stat3, or PKM2, effectively inhibits both glucose metabolism in HCC cells and the growth of xenografted HCC tumors, indicating a strong rationale for developing miR-592 as a novel metabolism-targeting therapeutic agent against HCC.