MALAT1 and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Furthermore, Ago2-dependent post-transcriptional regulation of MALAT1 by miR-101 and miR-217 significantly impaired proliferation, migration, and invasion of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells (ESCC) cells, highlighting the MALAT1-dependent tumor suppressor role of these miRNAs [88].