A long non-coding RNA, LINC00173, that is upregulated in nasopharyngeal cancer cells, could promote the growth, migration and metastasis of nasopharyngeal cancer cells by interacting with RAB1B to facilitate SDF4 secretion in a RAB1B-dependent manner (He et al., 2023). The gene discussed is RAB1B; the disease is nasopharyngeal carcinoma.