In addition, tumor weight data were as expected: mice receiving BAP31, ELAVL1 or SPINK6 knockdown HCC cells had lighter tumors, while SPINK6 overexpression partially compensated for the decrease of tumor weight caused by depletion of BAP31 or ELAVL1 (Figure 7C). This evidence concerns the gene ELAVL1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.