At the mRNA level, only STC1 expression was downregulated in miR-144-5p mimic-treated GC cells and was upregulated in miR-144-5p inhibitor-treated GC cells, and the expression of HOXA13, COL8A1, BCAT1, PDSS1, MTPAP was not statistically significant (Fig. 4I, Fig. S9A-E). This evidence concerns the gene MTPAP and gastric cancer.