ST8SIA6 and cancer: Among them, ST8 α-N-acetyl-neuraminide α-2,8-sialyltransferase six antisense RNA 1 (ST8SIA6-AS1), also known as APAL (Aurora A/Polo-like-kinase 1-associated lncRNA), has emerged as a significant contributor to the pathology of human cancers (Jeong et al., 2018; Huang CM.