ELAVL1 and hepatitis C virus infection: In the context of liver diseases, cytoplasmic HuR staining has been correlated with more advanced stages of HCC [62], and phosphorylation of HuR by protein kinase C-δ (PKC-δ) has been shown to increase its cytoplasmic localization in Huh7.5 liver cancer cells during hepatitis C virus infection [63].