MALAT1 and cancer: To verify our assumption, we searched on starBase (http://starbase.sysu.edu.cn) database for miRNAs possible to bind with MALAT1, and 5 miRNAs were screened out as the candidates under indicated conditions (CLIP Data: strict stringency (≥5); Degradome Data: high stringency (≥3); Pan-Cancer: 4 cancer types).