SSTR2 and pancreatic neoplasm: In addition, SST2-induced dephosphorylation events can lead to restoration of cell-to-cell (adherens and gap junctions) and cell-to-matrix (hemidesmosomes) contacts in SST2-transfected pancreatic cancer cells (Benali et al., 2000; Lahlou et al., 2005; Laval et al., 2014).