VIM and neoplasm: In addition, we found that tumor cells expressed higher levels of BMP2, N-cadherin, Vimentin and p-SMAD1/5 in the shLacZ group than in the shBMP2 group by IHC both in primary tumors (right lung) and metastatic tumors (left lung) (Fig. 6F and supplementary Fig. 7A,B).