Considering our previous findings that PLAC8 influences EMT via the TGF‐β/SMAD pathway22 and that the TGF‐β/SMAD pathway is reported to be involved in autophagy,23 we wondered whether as part of this EMT‐regulating network, PLAC8 might also modulate the autophagic pathway in NPC cells. Here, TGFB1 is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.