To identify the effects of miR-18a and TGFBR3 on NPC cells, SUNE-1 cells were transfected with miR-18a mimics or si-TGFBR3 while CNE2 cells with miR-18a inhibitors or OE-TGFBR3. Here, TGFBR3 is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.