Furthermore, flow cytometry showed that the overexpression of MALAT1 greatly decreased the percentage of RCC cells in G0/G1 phase, while the downregulation of MALAT1 increased the percentage of RCC cells in G0/G1 phase in both A498 and OS‐RC‐2 cells (Figures 6C,D and S6A,B, *P < 0.05). This evidence concerns the gene MALAT1 and renal cell carcinoma.