The growth of mock-transfected or p62-T269A-expressing SK-Mel-28 tumors was slower than that of p62-WT-expressing SK-Mel-28 tumors, with average tumor volumes reaching 126.0 ± 24.9 or 69.5 ± 26.5 mm3, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene SQSTM1 and neoplasm.