The VIM protein (57 kDa) was detected in the IP α-VIM and in the IP α-LASP1 of the HA22T/VGH cells (Fig. 5A); the LASP-1 protein was detected in the IP α-VIM of both HA22T/VGH and SKHep1C3 cells (Fig. 5B, lanes 8 and 9); this demonstrates that VIM could be a molecular partner of LASP-1 in both HCC cell lines. Here, VIM is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.