We assessed mRNA levels of COL11A1 and its receptors (integrin α1β1 and DDR2) by RT-qPCR in the pancreatic cancer cell lines BxPC-3, Capan-1, Mia PaCa-2 and PANC-1 (Fig. 1A). Here, COL11A1 is linked to familial pancreatic carcinoma.