CDH17 and gastric cancer: In this study, to validate CDH17 as a potential therapeutic target for GC and to investigate the signaling mechanism of CDH17 in GC, we characterized the expression of CDH17 in human GC cell lines and Chinese GC tissues, checked the influence of CDH17 knockdown or over-expression on tumorigenic and metastatic effect of GC cell lines, and explored the possible signal cascades related to CDH17.