CDH13 and melanoma: Since overexpression of integrins such as ανβ3, αβ5, αβ1, αβ1, αIIβ3 and αβ1 or their single subunits has been correlated with the transition from primary melanoma to metastatic [22], we compared the expression level of various integrins in control and T-cadherin expressing melanoma cells.