Figure 2. Nestin expression is associated with poor prognosis and correlates with p53 loss of function in human HCCs.
(A) Nestin mRNA expression in human liver cancer cell lines with intact p53 (p53wt) or loss of p53 function (p53mut/del). (B) Nestin immunohistochemistry of normal liver tissue and HCC tissue. Bars= 50 μm (C) Survival analysis of liver cancer patients stratified into Nestin-positive and Nestin-negative groups. (D) Nestin mRNA expression in human HCCs with p53 loss or diploid p53 status. (E) Co-occurrence of nestin expression and p53 mutation in HCC samples. Fishers exact test was used for measuring association. (F) Nestin expression and p53 expression in a wild-type-p53 expressing (p53 +/+, left panel) and p53 mutant expressing (p53R249S, right panel) tumor nodule of a multinodular HCC. p53 mutation was determined by Sanger sequencing. Bars indicate 50 μm. See also Figure S1.
