| 1999 |
Overproduction of hyaluronan by expression of the hyaluronan synthase Has2 enhances anchorage-independent growth and tumorigenicity. |
Cancer research |
244 |
10070975 |
| 2005 |
The over-expression of HAS2, Hyal-2 and CD44 is implicated in the invasiveness of breast cancer. |
Experimental cell research |
186 |
16125700 |
| 2003 |
EGF upregulates, whereas TGF-beta downregulates, the hyaluronan synthases Has2 and Has3 in organotypic keratinocyte cultures: correlations with epidermal proliferation and differentiation. |
The Journal of investigative dermatology |
139 |
12787132 |
| 2012 |
Efficient TGFβ-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition depends on hyaluronan synthase HAS2. |
Oncogene |
127 |
23108409 |
| 2004 |
Has2 is required upstream of Rac1 to govern dorsal migration of lateral cells during zebrafish gastrulation. |
Development (Cambridge, England) |
120 |
14729574 |
| 2009 |
Conditional inactivation of Has2 reveals a crucial role for hyaluronan in skeletal growth, patterning, chondrocyte maturation and joint formation in the developing limb. |
Development (Cambridge, England) |
119 |
19633173 |
| 2014 |
Natural antisense transcript for hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2-AS1) induces transcription of HAS2 via protein O-GlcNAcylation. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
109 |
25183006 |
| 2010 |
Proinflammatory cytokines induce hyaluronan synthesis and monocyte adhesion in human endothelial cells through hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) and the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) pathway. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
108 |
20522558 |
| 2011 |
A novel unstable duplication upstream of HAS2 predisposes to a breed-defining skin phenotype and a periodic fever syndrome in Chinese Shar-Pei dogs. |
PLoS genetics |
107 |
21437276 |
| 2011 |
MicroRNA-23 restricts cardiac valve formation by inhibiting Has2 and extracellular hyaluronic acid production. |
Circulation research |
103 |
21778427 |
| 2011 |
Hyaluronan synthesis is inhibited by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase through the regulation of HAS2 activity in human aortic smooth muscle cells. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
102 |
21228273 |
| 2011 |
Hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) promotes breast cancer cell invasion by suppression of tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor 1 (TIMP-1). |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
98 |
22016393 |
| 2013 |
Hyaluronan synthase 1 (HAS1) requires higher cellular UDP-GlcNAc concentration than HAS2 and HAS3. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
97 |
23303191 |
| 2023 |
Increased hyaluronan by naked mole-rat Has2 improves healthspan in mice. |
Nature |
93 |
37612507 |
| 2011 |
The human hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) gene and its natural antisense RNA exhibit coordinated expression in the renal proximal tubular epithelial cell. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
82 |
21357421 |
| 2017 |
Long noncoding RNA HAS2-AS1 mediates hypoxia-induced invasiveness of oral squamous cell carcinoma. |
Molecular carcinogenesis |
77 |
28485478 |
| 2018 |
Tumor-suppressive functions of 4-MU on breast cancer cells of different ER status: Regulation of hyaluronan/HAS2/CD44 and specific matrix effectors. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
70 |
29673760 |
| 2004 |
Induction of hyaluronic acid synthase 2 (HAS2) in human vascular smooth muscle cells by vasodilatory prostaglandins. |
Circulation research |
68 |
14752026 |
| 2018 |
Interconnected feedback loops among ESRP1, HAS2, and CD44 regulate epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in cancer. |
APL bioengineering |
65 |
31069317 |
| 2012 |
Hyaluronic acid, HAS1, and HAS2 are significantly upregulated during muscle hypertrophy. |
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology |
63 |
22785117 |
| 2017 |
A novel ZEB1/HAS2 positive feedback loop promotes EMT in breast cancer. |
Oncotarget |
62 |
28086235 |
| 2020 |
Hsa_circRNA_102002 facilitates metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer through regulating miR-488-3p/HAS2 axis. |
Cancer gene therapy |
60 |
32862195 |
| 2002 |
Changed lamellipodial extension, adhesion plaques and migration in epidermal keratinocytes containing constitutively expressed sense and antisense hyaluronan synthase 2 (Has2) genes. |
Journal of cell science |
58 |
12186949 |
| 2014 |
HAS2 and CD44 in breast tumorigenesis. |
Advances in cancer research |
57 |
25081531 |
| 2009 |
Targeted suppression of Has2 mRNA in mouse cumulus cell-oocyte complexes by adenovirus-mediated short-hairpin RNA expression. |
Molecular reproduction and development |
55 |
18951380 |
| 2007 |
Putative role of hyaluronan and its related genes, HAS2 and RHAMM, in human early preimplantation embryogenesis and embryonic stem cell characterization. |
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) |
55 |
17872502 |
| 2011 |
Nephronectin regulates atrioventricular canal differentiation via Bmp4-Has2 signaling in zebrafish. |
Development (Cambridge, England) |
52 |
21937601 |
| 2016 |
Conserved miR-26b enhances ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis through HAS2-HA-CD44-Caspase-3 pathway by targeting HAS2. |
Scientific reports |
51 |
26887530 |
| 2014 |
Extensive CD44-dependent hyaluronan coats on human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells produced by hyaluronan synthases HAS1, HAS2 and HAS3. |
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology |
50 |
24406795 |
| 2018 |
Has2 natural antisense RNA and Hmga2 promote Has2 expression during TGFβ-induced EMT in breast cancer. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
45 |
30194979 |
| 2020 |
Sirtuin 1 reduces hyaluronan synthase 2 expression by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-κB and expression of the long-noncoding RNA HAS2-AS1. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
44 |
31932306 |
| 2014 |
Extracellular UDP-glucose activates P2Y14 Receptor and Induces Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) Tyr705 phosphorylation and binding to hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) promoter, stimulating hyaluronan synthesis of keratinocytes. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
42 |
24847057 |
| 2019 |
HAS2-AS1 is a novel LH/hCG target gene regulating HAS2 expression and enhancing cumulus cells migration. |
Journal of ovarian research |
40 |
30819231 |
| 2019 |
CREB1 induced lncRNA HAS2-AS1 promotes epithelial ovarian cancer proliferation and invasion via the miR-466/RUNX2 axis. |
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie |
40 |
31082772 |
| 2018 |
Effects of mutations in the post-translational modification sites on the trafficking of hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2). |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
37 |
30394292 |
| 2015 |
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and proximity ligation assays reveal functionally relevant homo- and heteromeric complexes among hyaluronan synthases HAS1, HAS2, and HAS3. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
36 |
25795779 |
| 2014 |
The ABA-deficiency suppressor locus HAS2 encodes the PPR protein LOI1/MEF11 involved in mitochondrial RNA editing. |
Molecular plant |
35 |
25708384 |
| 2018 |
Extracellular ATP activates hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) in epidermal keratinocytes via P2Y2, Ca2+ signaling, and MAPK pathways. |
The Biochemical journal |
32 |
29626161 |
| 2020 |
The transcription factor USF1 promotes glioma cell invasion and migration by activating lncRNA HAS2-AS1. |
Bioscience reports |
31 |
32776110 |
| 2016 |
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of HAS2 in rat chondrosarcoma chondrocytes demonstrates the requirement of hyaluronan for aggrecan retention. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
31 |
27094859 |
| 2004 |
Light and metabolic regulation of HAS1, HAS1.1 and HAS2, three asparagine synthetase genes in Helianthus annuus. |
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB |
30 |
15246064 |
| 2016 |
GREM1, EGFR, and HAS2; the oocyte competence markers for improved buffalo embryo production in vitro. |
Theriogenology |
29 |
27448692 |
| 2020 |
Autophagic degradation of HAS2 in endothelial cells: A novel mechanism to regulate angiogenesis. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
28 |
32084457 |
| 2010 |
Elevated glucose induces congenital heart defects by altering the expression of tbx5, tbx20, and has2 in developing zebrafish embryos. |
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology |
28 |
20306498 |
| 2019 |
Long noncoding RNA HAS2-AS1 promotes tumor progression in glioblastoma via functioning as a competing endogenous RNA. |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
26 |
31385362 |
| 2023 |
KIAA1429/VIRMA promotes breast cancer progression by m6 A-dependent cytosolic HAS2 stabilization. |
EMBO reports |
24 |
37705505 |
| 2007 |
LIF inhibits osteoblast differentiation at least in part by regulation of HAS2 and its product hyaluronan. |
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research |
24 |
17451373 |
| 2016 |
The mediator complex subunit Med10 regulates heart valve formation in zebrafish by controlling Tbx2b-mediated Has2 expression and cardiac jelly formation. |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
22 |
27343557 |
| 2014 |
Genomewide association study identifies HAS2 as a novel susceptibility gene for adult asthma in a Japanese population. |
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
22 |
25251750 |
| 2012 |
Melanoma cell-derived factors stimulate hyaluronan synthesis in dermal fibroblasts by upregulating HAS2 through PDGFR-PI3K-AKT and p38 signaling. |
Histochemistry and cell biology |
22 |
22825838 |
| 2023 |
Human TMEM2 is not a catalytic hyaluronidase, but a regulator of hyaluronan metabolism via HYBID (KIAA1199/CEMIP) and HAS2 expression. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
21 |
37196767 |
| 2015 |
Undifferentiated myxoid lipoblastoma with PLAG1-HAS2 fusion in an infant; morphologically mimicking primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy (PMMTI)--diagnostic importance of cytogenetic and molecular testing and literature review. |
Cancer genetics |
21 |
26701195 |
| 2006 |
Has2 expression in heart forming regions is independent of BMP signaling. |
Gene expression patterns : GEP |
21 |
16458617 |
| 2019 |
Hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) overexpression diminishes the procatabolic activity of chondrocytes by a mechanism independent of extracellular hyaluronan. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
20 |
31270213 |
| 2011 |
Increased HAS2-driven hyaluronic acid synthesis in shar-pei dogs with hereditary cutaneous hyaluronosis (mucinosis). |
Veterinary dermatology |
20 |
21718367 |
| 2011 |
Fragmented hyaluronan is an autocrine chemokinetic motility factor supported by the HAS2-HYAL2/CD44 system on the plasma membrane. |
International journal of oncology |
20 |
21743962 |
| 2019 |
TGF-β/SMAD4 signaling pathway activates the HAS2-HA system to regulate granulosa cell state. |
Journal of cellular physiology |
18 |
31489963 |
| 2009 |
Hyaluronan oligosaccharide treatment of chondrocytes stimulates expression of both HAS-2 and MMP-3, but by different signaling pathways. |
Osteoarthritis and cartilage |
18 |
19874928 |
| 2021 |
LncRNA HAS2-AS1 Promotes Glioblastoma Proliferation by Sponging miR-137. |
Frontiers in oncology |
16 |
34094916 |
| 2019 |
Silencing of HAS2-AS1 mediates PI3K/AKT signaling pathway to inhibit cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in glioma. |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
16 |
30790335 |
| 2025 |
Metastatic tumor growth in steatotic liver is promoted by HAS2-mediated fibrotic tumor microenvironment. |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
14 |
39946200 |
| 2022 |
The natural antisense transcript HAS2-AS1 regulates breast cancer cells aggressiveness independently from hyaluronan metabolism. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
14 |
35395387 |
| 2021 |
The Attenuated Secretion of Hyaluronan by UVA-Exposed Human Fibroblasts Is Associated with Up- and Downregulation of HYBID and HAS2 Expression via Activated and Inactivated Signaling of the p38/ATF2 and JAK2/STAT3 Cascades. |
International journal of molecular sciences |
14 |
33669634 |
| 2021 |
The Transcription Factor C/EBPβ Promotes HFL-1 Cell Migration, Proliferation, and Inflammation by Activating lncRNA HAS2-AS1 in Hypoxia. |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
14 |
33777961 |
| 2020 |
Vitamin D regulation of HAS2, hyaluronan synthesis and metabolism in triple negative breast cancer cells. |
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology |
14 |
32360595 |
| 2020 |
Long noncoding RNA HAS2-AS1 accelerates non-small cell lung cancer chemotherapy resistance by targeting LSD1/EphB3 pathway. |
American journal of translational research |
13 |
32269726 |
| 2024 |
Enhancing Endogenous Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritic Joints with an Anti-Inflammatory Supramolecular Nanofiber Hydrogel Delivering HAS2 Lentivirus. |
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) |
12 |
38593309 |
| 2021 |
GNA14 stimulation of KLF7 promotes malignant growth of endometrial cancer through upregulation of HAS2. |
BMC cancer |
12 |
33892667 |
| 2019 |
Atherosclerosis-associated endothelial cell apoptosis by miRNA let7-b-mediated downregulation of HAS-2. |
Journal of cellular biochemistry |
12 |
31736114 |
| 2018 |
Activin/Smad2 and Wnt/β-catenin up-regulate HAS2 and ALDH3A2 to facilitate mesendoderm differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
12 |
30282636 |
| 2017 |
Evaluating The Effect of Melatonin on HAS2, and PGR expression, as well as Cumulus Expansion, and Fertility Potential in Mice. |
Cell journal |
12 |
29308626 |
| 2023 |
Downregulation of HAS‑2 regulates the chondrocyte cytoskeleton and induces cartilage degeneration by activating the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway. |
International journal of molecular medicine |
11 |
37232339 |
| 2022 |
FGF9 Promotes Expression of HAS2 in Palatal Elevation via the Wnt/β-Catenin/TCF7L2 Pathway. |
Biomolecules |
11 |
36358989 |
| 2021 |
WNT5A Enhances LH-Mediated Expression of HAS2 in Granulosa Cells. |
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) |
11 |
34542891 |
| 2020 |
Inhibition of HAS2 and hyaluronic acid production by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in breast cancer. |
Oncotarget |
11 |
32774770 |
| 2013 |
Inhibition of HAS2 induction enhances the radiosensitivity of cancer cells via persistent DNA damage. |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
11 |
24333416 |
| 2022 |
3'UTR shortening of HAS2 promotes hyaluronan hyper-synthesis and bioenergetic dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension. |
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology |
9 |
35671866 |
| 2024 |
Calycosin inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of renal cell carcinoma through the MAZ/HAS2 signaling pathway. |
Phytotherapy research : PTR |
8 |
39120474 |
| 2022 |
Cell-Type-Specific Expression of Hyaluronan Synthases HAS2 and HAS3 Promotes Goblet Cell Hyperplasia in Allergic Airway Inflammation. |
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology |
8 |
35679095 |
| 2022 |
The Upregulation of HAS2-AS1 Relates to the Granulosa Cell Dysfunction by Repressing TGF-β Signaling and Upregulating HAS2. |
Molecular and cellular biology |
8 |
35938797 |
| 2021 |
Hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) regulates cell phenotype and invadopodia formation in luminal-like breast cancer cells. |
Molecular and cellular biochemistry |
8 |
33954907 |
| 2016 |
In Vitro Effects of HAS-2 Gene Silencing on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of the MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line. |
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology |
8 |
27915342 |
| 2014 |
Spatially restricted hyaluronan production by Has2 drives epithelial tubulogenesis in vitro. |
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology |
8 |
25163516 |
| 2013 |
Triiodothyronine (T3) inhibits hyaluronate synthesis in a human dermal equivalent by downregulation of HAS2. |
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal |
8 |
23397370 |
| 2022 |
MicroRNA-101 regulates oocyte maturation in vitro via targeting HAS2 in porcine cumulus cells. |
Theriogenology |
7 |
35567989 |
| 2017 |
Targeted HAS2 Expression Lessens Airway Responsiveness in Chronic Murine Allergic Airway Disease. |
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology |
7 |
28787175 |
| 2024 |
Upregulation of HAS2 promotes glioma cell proliferation and chemoresistance via c-myc. |
Cellular signalling |
6 |
38734194 |
| 2023 |
MicroRNA-376b is involved in the pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy by regulating HAS2. |
Endocrine |
6 |
37231239 |
| 2022 |
HAS2-Ezrin-ER axis plays a role in acquired antiestrogen resistance of ER-positive breast cancer. |
Frontiers in pharmacology |
6 |
36386154 |
| 2020 |
HAS2-AS1 Acts as a Molecular Sponge for miR-137 and Promotes the Invasion and Migration of Glioma Cells by Targeting EZH2. |
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) |
6 |
33064966 |
| 2016 |
Impact of Prunus Cerasus on PGR and HAS2 in Cumulus Cells and Fertility Outcome. |
Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin |
6 |
27123419 |
| 2024 |
Piceatannol enhances hyaluronic acid synthesis through SIRT1-Mediated HAS2 upregulation in human dermal fibroblasts. |
Biochemistry and biophysics reports |
5 |
38910870 |
| 2022 |
Has2 Regulates the Development of Ovalbumin-Induced Airway Remodeling and Steroid Insensitivity in Mice. |
Frontiers in immunology |
5 |
35069543 |
| 2017 |
Effect of MT3 on Retinal and Choroidal TGF-β2 and HAS2 Expressions in Form Deprivation Myopia of Guinea Pig. |
Journal of ophthalmology |
5 |
29163988 |
| 2010 |
Over-expression of has2 in synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells may prevent adhesions following surgery of the digital flexor tendons. |
Medical hypotheses |
5 |
21084166 |
| 2024 |
HAS2 facilitates glioma cell malignancy and suppresses ferroptosis in an FZD7-dependent manner. |
Cancer science |
4 |
38816349 |
| 2012 |
Genetic association and gene-gene interaction of HAS2, HABP1 and HYAL3 implicate hyaluronan metabolic genes in glaucomatous neurodegeneration. |
Disease markers |
4 |
22960332 |
| 2025 |
Fibroblast Has2 limits acute heart failure following myocardial infarction in male mice. |
Physiological reports |
3 |
41250926 |
| 2024 |
Tanshinone IIA Protects Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury by Inhibiting the HAS2/FGF9 Axis. |
Cardiology research and practice |
3 |
39568660 |
| 2019 |
Expression of PTX3, HAS2 AND TNFAIP6 genes in relation to real-time proliferation of porcine endometrial luminal epithelial cells in primary cultivation model. |
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents |
2 |
31189490 |