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Symbol LATS2 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 29-10-2015
HGNC name LATS, large tumor suppressor, homolog 2 (Drosophila)
HGNC id 6515
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --low  
in prostate cancer
tumoral     --low  
by promoter hypermethylation-mediated in astrocytoma
tumoral       loss of function
is one of the key mechanisms for constitutive activation of YAP1, which induces deregulation of malignant mesothelioma cell proliferation
tumoral     --low  
of LATS1 and LATS2 by promoter hypermethylation is associated with a biologically aggressive phenotype in breast cancer
tumoral     --low  
in breast and prostate cancer and acts as an important tumor suppressor relay between the FOXP3 and HIPPO pathways which are widely implicated in cancer (
constitutional     --over  
reduced left ventricular systolic and diastolic function without affecting baseline levels of myocardial apoptosis
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerbrain 
useful target for astrocytoma therapy
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS