CDH5 and neoplasm: To evaluate whether forced VE-cadherin expression influences the growth of Sh-N-cad2 tumors, we inoculated cells from the VE-cadherin-expressing lines (N-cadVE1 and N-cadVE2), Sh-N-cad2 or control Sh-Scr cell lines into wild-type BALB/c mice and monitored tumor growth.