ELAVL1 and colorectal carcinoma: To determine the effects of inhibiting HuR by MS-444, CRC cells that display HuR overexpression (HCT116, HCA-7, RKO, HT-29, and SW480) [3, 4, 12, 29, 30] were treated with various concentrations (1–100 μM) of MS-444 for 48 hr.