HGF and colorectal cancer: Recently, the induction of BATF2 was found to inhibit the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/MET signaling pathway [4] and to suppress angiogenesis and tumor growth by directly targeting ceruloplasmin via inhibition of the activity of the hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) axis in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells [5].BATF2 regulates numerous cellular processes including growth inhibition and promotion of apoptosis [6, 7].