Functional annotation of BAX and its co-expressed genes suggested that lncRNA PSMG3-AS1 and MIRLET7BHG in NAFLD may regulate the expression of BAX, leading to regulation of FOXO-mediated transcription, apoptotic signaling pathway, and mitophagy and so on (Figure 6B). Here, PSMG3 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.