简介：MicroRNAs(miRNAs)areendogenoussmallnon-codingRNAsthatrepresstheirtargetsatposttranscriptionallevel.ExistingstudieshaveshownthatmiRNAsareimportantregulatorygenesinhepatocellularcarcinoma(HCC),aseithertumorsuppressorsoroncogenes.MiR-122isnormallydownregulatedinHCCandregardedasatumorsuppressor.RecentlymiR-122hasbeenreportedtoberegulatedbyCEBPA,whichistheninvolvedinanovelpathwaytoinfluenceproliferationoftumorcells.HoweveritisunknownwhetherCEBPAisregulatedbymiRNAsinHCC.Inthisstudy,wefindthatmiR-182isupregulatedinHCCmodelrat,andrepressesCEBPAinbothratandhuman.ThisfurtherimprovesthecurrentCEBPA/miR-122pathwaythatcontrolstheproliferationoftumorcells.TheseresultssuggestthatmiR-182isapotentialoncogeneinHCCandcouldbeusedasadiagnosticmarkeranddrugtargetofHCC.