BAX and colonic neoplasm: The apoptosis-related proteins including CASP3, Bax, Bcl-2 and XIAP, and the proliferation and metastasis-related proteins including VEGF and MMP-2 in protein level of colon cancer cells (HCT29, LS174T, LOVO and CT26 cells) transfected with LINC00662 overexpression or LINC00662 inhibition were detected by means of western blotting (Fig. 3a).