Additionally, in a recent report we have described that LOXL2 contributes in a Snail1-independent fashion to FAK signaling pathway activation in basal-like carcinoma cells (Moreno-Bueno et al., 2011), suggesting that FAK activation might contribute to LOXL2 mediated downregulation of cell polarity components and maintenance of the mesenchymal phenotype in those cells. The gene discussed is PTK2; the disease is carcinoma.