Identifiers
transgelin 2
HUGO:TAGLN2 hgnc_id:HGNC:11554 HGNC:11554 ENTREZ:8407 UNIPROT:P37802
Maps_Modules
HMC:TUMOR_PROMOTING_INFLAMMATION
HMC:ACTIVATING_INVASION_AND_METASTASIS
Cancer Associated Fibroblasts / FIBROBLAST_ACTIVATION_MARKERS
References
PMID:21674557
Tumor-secreted lysophostatidic acid accelerates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by promoting differentiation of peritumoral fibroblasts in myofibroblasts.
This effect is mediated by up-regulation of specific genes related to a myo/contractile phenotype (ACTA2, CNN1,FN (ED-A containing), EDN1, MYL12A, TAGLN2) and inhibition of ACTG2 expression.