2009
Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model
Chien AJ, Moore EC, Lonsdorf AS, Kulikauskas RM, Rothberg BG, Berger AJ, Major MB, Hwang ST, Rimm DL, Moon RT. Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1193-1198. PMID: 19144919, PMCID: PMC2626610, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811902106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-catenin signalingNormal melanocyte developmentTranscriptional profiling revealsWnt/beta-catenin signalingMelanoma cellsUp-regulates genesWnt/ß-cateninMelanoma progressionSmall molecule activatorsRole of WntMelanocyte developmentCell fateTranscriptional changesB16 murine melanoma cellsCellular differentiationProfiling revealsMelanocyte differentiationMelanoma cell linesMurine melanoma cellsß-cateninHuman melanoma cell linesWnt3aMurine melanoma modelCell linesReduced expression
1998
Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival
Gold J, Reynolds A, Rimm D. Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival. Cancer Letters 1998, 132: 193-201. PMID: 10397474, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(98)00190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPrimary human colorectal adenocarcinomasHigher stage diseasePoor clinical outcomeHuman colorectal cancerHuman colorectal adenocarcinomaStage diseaseClinical outcomesNodal metastasisColorectal adenocarcinomaPoor survivalColorectal tumorsColon cancerImmunohistochemical methodsMetastasisReduced expressionCancerE-cadherinP120ctn expressionLoss of p120ctnFamily membersSurvivalPreliminary studyExpressionComplete loss