2013
Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype
Rampias T, Pectasides E, Prasad M, Sasaki C, Gouveris P, Dimou A, Kountourakis P, Perisanidis C, Burtness B, Zaramboukas T, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype. Annals Of Oncology 2013, 24: 2124-2131. PMID: 23406730, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene Proteins, ViralOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Suppressor Protein p53Wnt Signaling PathwayConceptsE6/E7Β-cateninHNSCC cellsTissue microarrayE6/E7 repressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathwayNeck squamous cell cancerE6/E7 genesOropharyngeal cancer cellsNeck squamous cell carcinomaShort hairpin RNAGrowth factor receptor pathwayHPV16 E6/E7Squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaExpression of biomarkersExpression differencesPTEN upregulationAberrant EGFRE7 repressionHairpin RNAMedian OSOverall survivalPhosphorylated EGFRCell cancer
2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLungTargeting Androgen Receptor in Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
Ni M, Chen Y, Lim E, Wimberly H, Bailey ST, Imai Y, Rimm DL, Liu XS, Brown M. Targeting Androgen Receptor in Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 119-131. PMID: 21741601, PMCID: PMC3180861, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogensAnilidesAnimalsBeta CateninBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDihydrotestosteroneFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alphaHumansMiceNitrilesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, AndrogenReceptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionTosyl CompoundsTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationWnt ProteinsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsAndrogen receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorER-/HER2Estrogen receptor-negative breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerBreast cancer growthER- breast tumorsPotential therapeutic approachTumor cell growthAndrogen-regulated gene expressionEndocrine therapyER statusTherapeutic approachesAR cistromeBreast tumorsCancer growthDirect transcriptional inductionCancerHER2Ligand-dependent activationReceptorsSpecific targetingTumorsCell growth
2009
Melanoma Prognostic Model Using Tissue Microarrays and Genetic Algorithms
Rothberg BE, Berger AJ, Molinaro AM, Subtil A, Krauthammer MO, Camp RL, Bradley WR, Ariyan S, Kluger HM, Rimm DL. Melanoma Prognostic Model Using Tissue Microarrays and Genetic Algorithms. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 5772-5780. PMID: 19884546, PMCID: PMC2792999, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.22.8239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk groupActivated 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
2006
Automated quantitative analysis of DCC tumor suppressor protein in ovarian cancer tissue microarray shows association with β-catenin levels and outcome in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer
Bamias A, Yu Z, Weinberger P, Markakis S, Kowalski D, Camp R, Rimm D, Dimopoulos M, Psyrri A. Automated quantitative analysis of DCC tumor suppressor protein in ovarian cancer tissue microarray shows association with β-catenin levels and outcome in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2006, 17: 1797-1802. PMID: 16971669, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerPatient outcomesDCC expressionPlatinum-paclitaxel combination chemotherapyProgression-free survival ratesAdvanced stage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer tissue microarrayAssociation of DCCCancer tissue microarrayPoor patient outcomesBeta-catenin levelsDCC tumor suppressor geneColorectal cancer (DCC) proteinMedian followSurgical debulkingCombination chemotherapyPrognostic significanceEntire cohortPreclinical dataClinicopathological parametersAntitumor functionΒ-catenin levelsTissue microarraySufficient tissueQuantitative In situ Analysis of β-Catenin Expression in Breast Cancer Shows Decreased Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome
Dolled-Filhart M, McCabe A, Giltnane J, Cregger M, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Quantitative In situ Analysis of β-Catenin Expression in Breast Cancer Shows Decreased Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome. Cancer Research 2006, 66: 5487-5494. PMID: 16707478, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorPrognostic valueBreast cancerKi-67X-tile softwareProportional hazards modelBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancer showBreast cancer tumorsΒ-catenin expressionYale Pathology archivesHazard ratioNode statusPoor outcomeTumor sizePrognostic markerWorse outcomesImmunohistochemical studyNuclear gradeCase cohortLow-level expressionPathology archivesTissue microarrayBeta-catenin expression
2005
β-Catenin Functions Mainly as an Adhesion Molecule in Patients with Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Yu Z, Weinberger PM, Provost E, Haffty BG, Sasaki C, Joe J, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. β-Catenin Functions Mainly as an Adhesion Molecule in Patients with Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 2471-2477. PMID: 15814622, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell cancerCyclin D1 levelsCell cancerNeck squamous cell cancerAdhesion moleculesD1 levelsDisease-free survivalIndependent prognostic factorLocal recurrence rateKaplan-Meier analysisMembranous expression patternLow cyclin D1Cancer tissue microarrayIncidence of mutationsProtein expression levelsMean followHazard ratioPrognostic factorsLocal recurrencePathologic dataCox regressionRecurrence rateMetastasis stageTissue microarrayBeta-catenin expression
2004
Functional correlates of mutation of the Asp32 and Gly34 residues of beta-catenin
Provost E, McCabe A, Stern J, Lizardi I, D'Aquila TG, Rimm DL. Functional correlates of mutation of the Asp32 and Gly34 residues of beta-catenin. Oncogene 2004, 24: 2667-2676. PMID: 15829978, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThreonine residuesΒ-cateninStable MDCK cell linesCell linesCadherin-mediated adhesionMutant β-cateninMutant cell linesExon 3Stable cell linesDestruction motifKinase substrateTranscriptional activationUbiquitination statusMultifunctional proteinMDCK cell lineCellular transformationTarget genesKey serineFunctional implicationsTransforming propertiesMutationsResiduesMotifG34Ubiquitinationβ‐Catenin and p53 analyses of a breast carcinoma tissue microarray
Chung GG, Zerkowski MP, Ocal IT, Dolled‐Filhart M, Kang JY, Psyrri A, Camp RL, Rimm DL. β‐Catenin and p53 analyses of a breast carcinoma tissue microarray. Cancer 2004, 100: 2084-2092. PMID: 15139049, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20232.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2002
Tissue microarray‐based analysis shows phospho‐β‐catenin expression in malignant melanoma is associated with poor outcome
Kielhorn E, Provost E, Olsen D, D'Aquila TG, Smith BL, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray‐based analysis shows phospho‐β‐catenin expression in malignant melanoma is associated with poor outcome. International Journal Of Cancer 2002, 103: 652-656. PMID: 12494474, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant melanomaTissue microarray-based studyTissue microarray-based analysisWorse overall survivalDepth of invasionImmuno-histochemical analysisPhospho-specific antibodiesPhospho-β-catenin expressionOverall survivalMetastatic lesionsPrimary lesionPoor outcomePrognostic markerMelanomaUnique subsetNuclear stainingAntibodiesCatenin antibodyMicroarray-based analysisLesionsOutcomesCatenin expressionSer33/37/Thr41Microarray-based studiesHuman tissuesAutomated subcellular localization and quantification of protein expression in tissue microarrays
Camp RL, Chung GG, Rimm DL. Automated subcellular localization and quantification of protein expression in tissue microarrays. Nature Medicine 2002, 8: 1323-1328. PMID: 12389040, DOI: 10.1038/nm791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-cellular localizationSubjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray
Chung GG, Kielhorn EP, Rimm DL. Subjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray. Clinical Colorectal Cancer 2002, 1: 237-242. PMID: 12450422, DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2002.n.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue microarrayTissue sectionsColorectal cancer tissue microarraySemiquantitative grading systemColorectal cancer specimensCancer tissue microarrayPatient outcomesLarge cohortSubjective assessmentCancer specimensImmunohistochemical methodsGrading systemNuclear stainingPathology literatureProtein expressionTissue samplesCell preparationsExpression levelsBeta-catenin antibodyCurrent standardImmunohistochemistryCohortOutcomesApparent increaseExpression
2001
Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis.
Chung GG, Provost E, Kielhorn EP, Charette LA, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2001, 7: 4013-20. PMID: 11751495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCell LineCell NucleusColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRecombinant ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSurvival RateTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalNuclear expressionColorectal cancerSeries of patientsColorectal cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisMajority of cancersBetter prognosisClinical outcomesClinicopathological factorsImproved survivalCancer specimensTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisMembranous stainingColorectal tumorigenesisCytoplasmic stainingMultivariate analysisSignificant associationCancerAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) geneNuclear stainingBeta-catenin overexpressionOnly stageSurvivalβ-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis
Garcia-Rostan G, Camp R, Herrero A, Carcangiu M, Rimm D, Tallini G. β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 158: 987-996. PMID: 11238046, PMCID: PMC1850336, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64045-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCell DivisionCell NucleusCytoskeletal ProteinsDown-RegulationExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Protein p21(ras)PhenotypePoint MutationPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalPrognosisSurvival RateThyroid NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsPoor prognosisTumor differentiationBeta-catenin expressionConventional prognostic indicatorsAggressive tumor phenotypeNuclear beta-catenin localizationThyroid tumor samplesBeta-catenin dysregulationAberrant nuclear expressionΒ-catenin dysregulationDifferentiated tumorsPrognostic indicatorThyroid cancerThyroid neoplasmsNuclear immunoreactivityBeta-catenin alterationsNuclear expressionTumor samplesProgressive lossCarcinomaTumor phenotypeSingle-strand conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin mutationsHuman cancersDown regulationParathyroid hormone-related protein maintains mammary epithelial fate and triggers nipple skin differentiation during embryonic breast development
Foley J, Dann P, Hong J, Cosgrove J, Dreyer B, Rimm D, Dunbar M, Philbrick W, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein maintains mammary epithelial fate and triggers nipple skin differentiation during embryonic breast development. Development 2001, 128: 513-525. PMID: 11171335, DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.4.513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCell DifferentiationCell LineageCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsEpidermal CellsEpidermisEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHistocytochemistryLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Mammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNipplesParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinProteinsReceptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1Receptors, Parathyroid HormoneSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTransgenesConceptsPTH/PTHrP receptorCell fateHormone-related proteinMammary epithelial cell fateMammary mesenchymeCell fate decisionsEpithelial cell fatePTHrP receptorEmbryonic mammary glandMesenchymal cellsType I PTH/PTHrP receptorEmbryonic mammary developmentMammary epithelial cellsParathyroid hormone-related proteinEpithelial cellsEpithelial fateEpidermal fateFate decisionsEpithelial morphogenesisAbsence of PTHrPMesenchymal expressionVentral epidermisProper developmentSkin differentiationCombination of lossTruncated DCC Reduces N-Cadherin/Catenin Expression and Calcium-Dependent Cell Adhesion in Neuroblastoma Cells
Reyes-Múgica M, Meyerhardt J, Rzasa J, Rimm D, Johnson K, Wheelock M, Reale M. Truncated DCC Reduces N-Cadherin/Catenin Expression and Calcium-Dependent Cell Adhesion in Neuroblastoma Cells. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 201-210. PMID: 11232642, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBeta CateninCadherinsCalciumCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell AggregationColorectal NeoplasmsCytoskeletal ProteinsDCC ReceptorDesmogleinsDesmoplakinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, DCCHumansNeuroblastomaReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant ProteinsSequence DeletionTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsCalcium-dependent cell adhesionCell adhesionN-cadherinCell-cell contactCalcium-dependent aggregationCell aggregation studiesNorthern blot analysisNeuroblastoma cellsDCC proteinProtein functionNeural developmentFunctional linkColorectal cancer (DCC) proteinCellular migrationHuman neuroblastoma cell lineNeuroblastoma cell linesProteinBlot analysisCancer proteinsProtein levelsCell processesCell linesOverexpressionCatenin expressionDiminished expression
1999
Controversies at the cytoplasmic face of the cadherin-based adhesion complex
Provost E, Rimm D. Controversies at the cytoplasmic face of the cadherin-based adhesion complex. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1999, 11: 567-572. PMID: 10508647, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)00015-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsArmadillo Domain ProteinsBeta CateninCadherinsCalciumCateninsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDelta CateninDimerizationDrosophila ProteinsHumansInsect ProteinsMacromolecular SubstancesMultigene FamilyPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiarySpectrinTrans-ActivatorsVinculinPECAM-1 (CD31) functions as a reservoir for and a modulator of tyrosine-phosphorylated β-catenin
Ilan N, Mahooti S, Rimm D, Madri J. PECAM-1 (CD31) functions as a reservoir for and a modulator of tyrosine-phosphorylated β-catenin. Journal Of Cell Science 1999, 112: 3005-3014. PMID: 10462517, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.112.18.3005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCattleCells, CulturedCytoskeletal ProteinsEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLymphokinesModels, BiologicalNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphorylationPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTyrosineVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationBeta-catenin tyrosine phosphorylationBeta-catenin nuclear translocationAdherens junction formationProtein tyrosine kinasesPECAM-1 functionsTyrosine phosphorylation levelsCell-cell contactSW480 colon carcinoma cellsEndothelial cell-cell contactsCatenin functionVascular endothelial growth factorCell adhesion moleculeTranscriptional factorsPECAM-1Colon carcinoma cellsTyrosine kinaseGamma cateninMajor substrateJunctional proteinsCytoplasmic levelsPhosphorylation levelsNuclear translocationΒ-cateninCatenin