To test whether activation of Aldh1a1 transcription by TAZ is due to activation of Aldh1a1 promoter, we performed a luciferase assay in H1299 human lung cancer cells using an ALDH1A1 promoter Gaussia luciferase reporter (ALDH1A1-Gluc). This evidence concerns the gene ALDH1A1 and lung carcinoma.