ESR1 and neoplasm: DPPIV overexpression in EC cells not only facilitated tumor cell adhesion and promoted metastasis but also showed similar effect in Ishikawa, ANCA3 (low endogenous DPPIV expression) and HEC1-B (high endogenous DPPIV expression), indicating DPPIV's effect is irrelevant to ER, PR, differentiation state and endogenous expression.