PEBP4 and hepatocellular carcinoma: As shown in Figure 1A,B, the expression of PEBP4 was low in immortalized normal hepatic cells (LO2) and hepatic-derived cancer cells of low malignancy (MHCC97L), while it was relatively high in more aggressive HCC (HCCLM3, MHCC97H) (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01).