COL1A1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Notably, TUG1 has also been demonstrated to promote cell migration, invasion, and proliferation in HCC through different pathways, such as the miR-29c-3p/COL1A1 axis [10], miR-137/AKT2 axis [22], and miR-144/JAK2/STAT3 axis [16].