Li et al. revealed that the upregulated lncRNA XIST could regulate miR-101-3p, which in turn upregulated the expression of E-box-bound zinc finger protein 1 (ZEB1), the transcription factor in the EMT process, thereby promoting the EMT process in alveolar epithelial cells during silicosis-associated pulmonary fibrosis EMT [78]. Here, ZEB1 is linked to silicosis.