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Taf2: A Potential Oncogene For Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Saranya Chidambaranathan Reghupaty
Taf2: A Potential Oncogene For Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Saranya Chidambaranathan Reghupaty
Theses and Dissertations
Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1 (AEG1) is an oncogene for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its role in HCC pathogenesis has been well studied. A pan cancer analysis of gene expression in multiple databases identified TATA-box binding protein associated factor 2 (TAF2) as the gene that is most frequently co-expressed with AEG1. TAF2 is a protein that is involved in transcription of genes by RNA polymerase II. It is a factor that is dispensable for basal transcription but, required for activated transcription. It has also been shown to be involved in regulating cyclin levels and hence cell cycle progression. Bioinformatic analysis on data …