SCD and cancer: In colon tumor cells, the lncRNA, UHRF1 protein-associated transcript (UPAT), together with the protein-associated transcript, Ubiquitin Like With PHD And Ring Finger Domains 1 (UHRF1), can up-regulate stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase-1 (SCD1), which is a key enzyme for the control of lipid synthesis in cancer cells [26].