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The pathological features of pseudogenes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been illustrated clearly. Here, we engaged the pseudogene DUXAP8 into a feedback loop affecting the HCC indicator Piezo1 and concerning the HCC tumor microenvironment (TME). As we discovered, the DUXAP8 transcript was detectable in HCC. The transcriptional activity of DUXAP8 in HCC is associated with dismal HCC clinicopathological features. By depleting DUXAP8, the HCC cells presented the inhibition of cell proliferation along with significant cell apoptosis in vitro and potently suppressed the HCC tumorigenesis ability in vivo. Combined with the ChIP assay, the direct interaction of either the DUXAP8 transcript\/miR-214-3p or miR-214-3p\/KLF13 mRNA was verified, and the promoting effect of KLF13 on DUXAP8 transcription was also validated, which further illustrates a positive feedback loop of DUXAP8\/miR-214-3p\/KLF13. Moreover, KLF13 was found to facilitate Piezo1 transcription. 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