ELAVL1 and cancer: It is well known that HuR (EVLAV) posttranscriptionally regulates gene expression in cancer cells [22, 23], and HuR targets many mRNAs that contain the adenylate-uridylate-rich elements (ARE) in 3 untranslated regions (3′UTR) [22], which encode proteins with role in cell proliferation and survival [23].