EPCAM and hepatocellular carcinoma: To further analyse whether GATA5 influences the expression of β‐catenin and reprogramming genes in HCC, we transfected HCC cells with a CDH‐GATA5 vectors, and Western blotting assays revealed that enhancing the expression of GATA5 reduced the expression of β‐catenin and reprogramming genes p‐Oct4, Nanog, Klf4, c‐myc and EpCAM (Figure 1C).