ILF3 and cancer: Although ILF3 has dsRNA-binding motifs (dsRBMs) and is an RNA-binding protein (RBP),21,30 its mRNA targets in cancer remain largely unknown.31 To further analyze the role of ILF3 in regulating SGOC genes, we performed RNA immunoprecipitation followed by qRT-PCR and found that ILF3 interacts with the mRNA of SGOC genes.