Figure 1. Usp5 was significantly upregulated in HCC cells and most clinical specimens.

(A and B) Usp5 was upregulated in a panel of HCC cells at mRNA (A) and protein levels (B). (C) Usp5 was localized in nuclei and its expression was increased in HCC cells compared with MIHA cells by using fluorescence immunocytochemistry analyses. (D) Usp5 was upregulated in 50 paired HCC clinical specimens. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.