By use of PROMO database (http://alggen.lsi.upc.es/cgi-bin/promo_v3/promo/promoinit.cgi?dirDB=TF_8.3), 20 transcription factors were predicted to potentially bind to SNHG17 promoter, and their expressions in glioma cells were investigated. The gene discussed is SNHG17; the disease is central nervous system cancer.