To better understand the association between the HBx-mediated increase in DDX17 expression and HCC cell migration, shRNAs targeting DDX17 (shDDX17-1 and shDDX17-2) were co-transfected with Flag-HBx into Huh-7 and PLC/PRF/5 cells. Here, DDX17 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.