心脏神经脊衍生物表达转录因子2基因在子宫内膜癌中的研究进展

Progress of heart and neural crest derivatives-expressed transcript 2 gene in endometrial carcinoma

心脏神经脊衍生物表达转录因子2（Hand2）基因是碱性螺旋-环-螺旋（bHLH）蛋白家族中最重要的转录因子之一，其在多种脏器组织中表达，能够调节多种干细胞向终末细胞分化。子宫内膜癌作为严重威胁女性健康的生殖系统肿瘤，其发病机制尚未明确。最新研究表明，Hand2基因是子宫内膜癌中的一种甲基化热点，与子宫内膜癌的发生、发展有密切联系。文章阐述了Hand2基因在子宫内膜癌中的研究进展。

The neural crest derivatives expressed 2 （Hand2） is one of the most important transcription factors in the basic helix-hoop-helix （bHLH） protein family. It is expressed in a variety of organ tissues, which regulates the differentiation of multiple stem cells into end cells. Endometrial carcinoma is one of the three major reproductive system tumors that pose a serious threat to women＇s health, and its pathogenesis is not yet clear. Recent studies have shown that the Hand2 gene is a kind of methylation hotspot in endometrial carcinoma, which is closely related to the development of endometrial carcinoma. This review describes the progress of Hand2 gene in endometrial cancer.