Smoc2 potentiates proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via promotion of cell cycle progression

Figure 1 Smoc2 was up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues compared with corresponding non-tumor liver tissues. A: Representative images of immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining assay; IHC images show that expression of Smoc2 was higher in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues compared with corresponding corresponding non-tumor liver (CNL) tissues; B: Western blot assay show the expression of Smoc2 was higher in fresh HCC tissues than in CNL tissues; C: Quantitative real-time PCR assay showed that the relative expression of Smoc2 was higher in fresh HCC tissues than in CNL tissues. ^aP < 0.05.