Figure 1

Western-blot analysis of mesenchymal markers vimentin (VIM) and N-cadherin (NCDH) as well as epithelial marker E-cadherin (ECDH) in comparison to cytoplasmic β-actin in various human bladder cancer cell lines indicated at the bottom. It is obvious that cells strongly differ in the expression levels of VIM, NCDH and ECDH indicating mesenchymal-like or epithelial-like cell characteristics.