We compared the potential to induce cell growth in soft agar and tumor of stable cell lines overexpressing GFP-aurC-WT, GFP-AurC-K72R (GFP-aurC-KD expressing kinase dead GFP-tagged aurC), GFP-aurC-T191D (GFP-aurC-CA expressing the constitutively active GFP-tagged aurC) and GFP as a control. The gene discussed is AURKC; the disease is neoplasm.