CRY2 and malignant colon neoplasm: Ectopic expression of CRY1 and CRY2 decreased apoptosis/preapoptosis in CaCo2, HT29 and SW480 cells, increased proliferation rate and percentage of cells in S phase in the four colon cancer cell lines examined, corroborating the evidence of poorer prognosis observed in CRC patients showing higher expression of cryptochrome genes in their tumour tissues.