Table 5.

Genes of cluster 4

Category	Gene name	GenBank accession number	Expression ratio
			CON	NC	CA
Extracellular transportors/carriers	Apolipoprotein A‐V	AF202887	0.45	1.50	1.30
Stress response proteins	Solute carrier family 22, member 2/OCT2	D83044	0.52	0.64	0.95
Membrane channels/transporters	Solute carrier family 6, member 13/GAT2	M95762	0.73	1.38	1.14
	Chloride channel 1, skeletal muscle	X62894	0.60	1.77	1.39
	Potassium voltage‐gated channel, subfamily H, member 2	Z96106	0.31	0.78	2.54
Metabolism‐related factors	Protease 28 subunit, β/prosome/macropain	NM017257	0.33	0.66	2.28
	Protease, cysteine, 1/legumain	AF154349	0.51	1.04	1.32
	Malate dehydrogenase‐like enzyme	AF093773	0.65	0.89	1.67
Translation‐related factors	Ribosomal protein S2	U92698	0.78	1.10	1.13
Apoptosis‐related factors	Lifeguard/neural membrane protein 35	AF044201	0.16	1.05	2.19
Cell receptors	Galanin receptor 3	AF073798	0.84	1.05	1.90
	Fc receptor, IgG, low affinity III	M32062	0.44	1.41	0.89
	Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor	X15741	0.40	0.74	1.33
	Neuromedin B receptor	U37058	0.36	1.76	1.17
Cell signaling/extracellular communicating factors	Glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide	L08831	0.65	0.93	1.34
Intracellular transducers/ effectors/modulatorsProtein turnover‐related factors	Phospholipase C, β3	M99567	0.67	0.86	1.32
	Thiol‐specific antioxidant‐like protein	AF053093	0.51	0.82	1.69
	Serine protease inhibitor	X16359	0.57	1.13	1.45
	Calpain, small subunit 1	U53859	0.55	0.94	1.65
Cytoskeleton/motility proteins	Actinin α1	AF115386	0.69	0.73	1.13
	Lamin A	X66870	0.56	0.87	1.47
	β‐Spectrin 3	AB001347	0.64	0.85	1.15
Others	Thymosin, β10	M58404	0.55	1.42	1.07
	Solute carrier family 19, member 1/RFC1	AF099010	0.70	0.87	1.37
	Vitronectin	U44845	1.04	1.22	1.78
	Dendrin	X96589	0.91	0.96	1.05
	HLA‐B‐associated transcript 3	AB018791	0.75	0.97	1.08
	Rhodopsin/retinitis pigmentosa 4, autosomal dominant	Z46957	0.48	0.64	1.14
	Myosin heavy chain Myr 8	AF209114	0.59	0.95	0.98

CON, normal liver; NC, surrounding non‐cancerous liver; CA, HCC sample.