The proliferation- and EMT-related proteins including cyclinD1, c-myc, Survivin, Twist, SNAI1, SLUG, ZEB1, E-cadherin, PI3K, p-PI3K, AKT, p-AKT, IKBα, p-IKBα, NF-κB p65, p-NF-κB p65 were detected by western blot in breast cancer cells. This evidence concerns the gene ZEB1 and breast cancer.