Cellular reprogramming and hepatocellular carcinoma development

Table 1 Expression of transcription factors in various cancer types

Type of cancer	Transcription factors
Breast cancer	NANOG[22], SOX2[23], OCT4[24] and KLF4[22]
Colorectal cancer	NANOG[25], SOX2[26] and OCT4[26]
Gastric cancer	NANOG[27], SOX2[27] and OCT3/4[27]
Hepatic cancer	NANOG[28], SOX2[29], OCT4[29] and KLF4[30]
Lung cancer	NANOG[31], SOX2[32] and OCT4[33]
Esophageal cancer	NANOG[34], SOX2[35], OCT3/4[35] and LIN28[36]
Ovarian cancer	OCT4[37] and LIN 28[38]