Accordingly, EpCAM expression was rescued by transiently transfecting an EpCAM recombinant plasmid in Slug-overexpressing SiHa and HeLa cells, which then exhibited attenuated cell migration and invasion in vitro, suggesting that the presence of EpCAM in cervical cancer cells is probably disadvantageous for cell motility. The gene discussed is EPCAM; the disease is cervical carcinoma.