Fig. 9: The mechanism by which lncRNA HOXA11-AS regulates stem cell characteristics in hepatocellular carcinoma via the modulation of HOXA11 gene expression and the Wnt signaling pathway.

The lncRNA HOXA11-AS recruits DNMT1 to the promoter region of HOXA11, causing its methylation and subsequently resulting in suppression of HOXA11 expression and activation of the Wnt signaling pathway, which ultimately promotes stem cell characteristics in hepatocellular carcinoma