We overexpressed MDGI as a GFP‐fusion protein (MDGI‐GFP) in U87MG cells since they express low endogenous levels of MDGI and form local, non‐invasive tumours following intracranial injection in preclinical models (Lee et al, 2006; Xie et al, 2015). This evidence concerns the gene FABP3 and neoplasm.