The phenotypes and processes in which VMP1 is involved are gradually being elucidated at the molecular level: its plasma-membrane localization and cell-adhesion capacity, for instance, account for its reduced expression in metastasized cancer cells [4], since loss of adhesion is essensial for metastasis [10]; and its role in zymophagy helps to protect pancreas cells from digesting themselves during pancreatitis [5]. This evidence concerns the gene VMP1 and cancer.