Figure 3.

Fatty acid‐binding protein 5 (FABP5) promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and colony formation. (A) Rate of cell proliferation of Li‐7control, Li‐7KD1, and Li‐7KD2 cells (left), as well as HepG2 cells stably expressing FABP5 or empty vector (right) by MTS assay. The results are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (B) Representative bar charts of foci formation by indicated cells. Values are reflected as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (C) Li‐7control, Li‐7KD1, and Li‐7KD2 cells were subjected to soft agar colony formation assays. Values are reflected as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments.