Consistently, we found that HCC cells transfected with IQGAP3 expressed high IQGAP3 levels and the typical EMT phenotype, including a decrease in the expression of epithelial marker E-cadherin and an increase in expression of mesenchymal markers fibronectin, vimentin, and N-cadherin (Fig. 5a). Here, CDH1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.