FOXP3 and hepatocellular carcinoma: We further found that EXO1 mRNA levels were significantly upregulated after transient transfection of FOXP3. Moreover, bioinformatics analysis revealed a positive correlation between the expression of EXO1 and FOXP3, and a CCK-8 assay in HCC cells proved that FOXP3 could enhance the proliferative effect of EXO1 in vitro.