We detected Derlin-1 expression in various lung cancer cell lines, namely, adenocarcinoma cell line A549, LTEP-a-2, Calu-3, GLC-82, large cell lung cancer cell line NCI-N460, small lung cancer cell line NCI-H209, NCI-H446 and highly metastatic lung cancer cell line 95-D. Here, DERL1 is linked to lung cancer.