| HCC-SCs | HCC stem cells |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| EpCAM | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| Lgr5 | leucine-rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 |
| DLK1 | delta-like non-canonical notch ligand 1 |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| SP | side population |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |