VIM and breast carcinoma: Interestingly, analysis of a previously published dataset, in which 52 breast cancer cell lines were transcriptionally profiled [31], revealed significant correlation between expression of αv integrin and the mesenchymal markers N-Cadherin, Slug and Vimentin. Moreover, αv integrin was found to be highly expressed in mesenchymal breast cancer, with an invasive and metastatic phenotype.