Fig. 1

The expression of TUSC3 in HCC. The protein (A) and mRNA (B) levels of TUSC3 in one normal liver cell line (LO2) and seven HCC cell lines were detected by western blot and qRT-PCR. C The statistical analysis of TUSC3 mRNA levels in 30 pairs of HCC tissues and matched adjacent noncancerous tissues (**P < 0.01). D (Lift) Immunostaining of TUSC3 in HCC tissue samples and paired normal liver tissues. The expression of TUSC3 was defined as “negative” (a), “low” (b), “median” (c), and “high” (d) (Right) Frequency of negative, positive TUSC3 expression in HCC and adjacent normal tissue (***P < 0.001)