Measurements of the expression levels of E2F1, stathmin1, and TACC3 in HT29, HCT8, DLD1, RKO, SW480, SW620, and HCT116 cells showed that these three factors correlated positively with each other in these CRC cell lines (Fig. 2A and B). This evidence concerns the gene E2F1 and colorectal carcinoma.