To identify the function of MTA1 and the relationship between MTA1 and H1.2 in HCC cells, normal liver cell line THLE-2, or HCC cell lines HuH6 and SNU449 were transfected either with control pEGFP-N1 (pEGFP) or MTA1 expression plasmid. Here, MTA1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.