SOX2 and neoplasm: Results: In contrast to their paired normal counterparts, the tumor decellularized matrices enhanced HT-29 expression of the pluripotency and stemness genes NANOG (p = 0.0117), SOX2 (p = 0.0156), and OCT4 (p = 0.0312) and of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-associated transcription factor SNAI1 (p = 0.0156).