2003
Functional Correlates of Mutations in β-Catenin Exon 3 Phosphorylation Sites*
Provost E, Yamamoto Y, Lizardi I, Stern J, D'Aquila TG, Gaynor RB, Rimm DL. Functional Correlates of Mutations in β-Catenin Exon 3 Phosphorylation Sites*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 31781-31789. PMID: 12799363, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304953200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCasein kinase 1Mutation of serineGlycogen synthase kinase 3 betaSynthase kinase 3 betaMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsTarget genes cyclin D1Canine kidney cellsGene cyclin D1Threonine residuesPhosphorylation sitesDownstream genesStable transformationKinase activityWounding assayKinase 1Ser45Functional assaysThr41Functional differencesMutationsSoft agarExon 3Kidney cellsCyclin D1Ser33
1997
Transcriptional defects underlie loss of E-cadherin expression in breast cancer.
Ji X, Woodard AS, Rimm DL, Fearon ER. Transcriptional defects underlie loss of E-cadherin expression in breast cancer. Molecular Cancer Research 1997, 8: 773-8. PMID: 9218871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCloning, MolecularDecitabineDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor AP-2Transcription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsE-cad expressionBreast cancerEpithelial cancersHuman breast cancer cell linesMost breast cancersDifferent epithelial cancersBreast cancer cell linesMajority of cancersE-cadherin expressionCancer cell linesCell adhesion moleculeProgression eventsCancerAdhesion moleculesTumor heterogeneityE-cadherinFunctional assaysCell linesSomatic mutationsE-cad geneGene expression differencesExpressionPromoter activityGene expressionReporter gene constructs