qRT-PCR confirmed that JQ1 inhibited the expression of cancer stemness genes, including TP63, MET, CD44, FOSL1, AURKB, BANF1, BUB1B, CCND2, CDC20, CHAF1A, CKS1B, KIF22, MCM5, NCAPD2, and YAP116 (Fig. 1e). Here, MCM5 is linked to cancer.