Identifiers
hyaluronan synthase 2
HUGO:HAS2 hgnc_id:HGNC:4819 HGNC:4819 ENTREZ:3037 UNIPROT:Q92819
Maps_Modules
HMC:TUMOR_PROMOTING_INFLAMMATION
HMC:ACTIVATING_INVASION_AND_METASTASIS
Cancer Associated Fibroblasts / MATRIX_REGULATION
RECON2
References
PMID:20823158
CAFs have been identified as a source of hyaluronan, and genetic ablation of the hyaluronan synthase gene (Has2) in fibroblasts strongly diminishes the entry of macrophages into the tumour microenvironment.