NDST1 and cancer: To explore the potential targets of miR-423-5p, we searched for candidate genes in starBase v2.0 software (search category: CLIP Data: strict stringency (≥5) + Pan-cancer: 10 cancer types + Predicted Program: microT + PicTar) and found three targets: ENC1, FAM129B and NDST1 (Figure 4(a)).