Mechanistically, SPC25 promoted the incidence of DNA damage and activated the DNA-PK/Akt/Notch1 signaling cascade in HCC cells; the NICD/ RBP-Jκ complex directly targeted SOX2 and NANOG in a transcriptional manner to regulate the proliferation and self-renewal of HCC cells. Here, SOX2 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.