MCL1 and cancer: Bioinformatics analysis predicted LURAP1L-AS1 to function as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA), sponging key microRNAs, such as miR-7a-5p, miR-101-3p, miR-181a-5p, and miR-27a-3p, thereby modulating oncogenes including EZH2, MCL1, and KRAS, which are linked to increased cancer cell survival, proliferation, and metastasis.