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 implicationsWntLung
2009
The Semaphorin 7A Receptor Plexin C1 Is Lost During Melanoma Metastasis
Lazova R, Rothberg BE, Rimm D, Scott G. The Semaphorin 7A Receptor Plexin C1 Is Lost During Melanoma Metastasis. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2009, 31: 177-181. PMID: 19318806, DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e318196672d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor proteinHuman melanocytesPlexin C1Suppressor proteinPlexin C1 receptorsMelanocyte stem cellsCytoskeletal reorganizationNeuronal pathfindingDownstream targetsKinase IIProgression of melanomaBlood vessel growthCell survivalCell adhesionCell migrationFunctional studiesNormal melanocytesCell growthCognate receptorsStem cellsCritical mediatorMelanocytesSemaphorin 7AVessel growthSemaphorinsActivated 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
2007
Melanophages reside in hypermelanotic, aberrantly glycosylated tumor areas and predict improved outcome in primary cutaneous malignant melanoma
Handerson T, Berger A, Harigopol M, Rimm D, Nishigori C, Ueda M, Miyoshi E, Taniguchi N, Pawelek J. Melanophages reside in hypermelanotic, aberrantly glycosylated tumor areas and predict improved outcome in primary cutaneous malignant melanoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2007, 34: 679-686. PMID: 17696914, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00681.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous malignant melanomaPrimary cutaneous malignant melanomaImproved outcomesMalignant melanomaMelanoma cellsAnti-tumor roleMelanoma tissue microarrayFollow-upWorse outcomesPatient outcomesPoor survivalTissue microarrayBetter outcomesMyeloid cellsImmune systemMelanophagesTumor areaMelanomaCancer cellsMelanoma biologyOutcomesAberrant glycosylationCell typesCellsTumor regionLack of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Shows a New Type of Melanoma
Shields JM, Thomas NE, Cregger M, Berger AJ, Leslie M, Torrice C, Hao H, Penland S, Arbiser J, Scott G, Zhou T, Bar-Eli M, Bear JE, Der CJ, Kaufmann WK, Rimm DL, Sharpless NE. Lack of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Shows a New Type of Melanoma. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 1502-1512. PMID: 17308088, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-3311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseERK activationB-RafERK activityMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase SignalingSignal-regulated kinase kinaseN-RASERK MAPK cascadeProtein Kinase SignalingPrimary human melanocytesRNA expression profilesCell linesEpithelial-mesenchymal transformationDistinct melanoma subtypeMAPK cascadeKinase kinaseExtracellular signalsTranscriptional targetsKinase signalingProtein kinaseExpression profilesEpithelial markersMelanoma cell linesRAS/RAFPrimary human tumors
2004
Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas
Hoek K, Rimm DL, Williams KR, Zhao H, Ariyan S, Lin A, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Cheng E, Trombetta ES, Wu T, Niinobe M, Yoshikawa K, Hannigan GE, Halaban R. Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 5270-5282. PMID: 15289333, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCohort StudiesDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanomaMiceNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTranscription FactorsTransfectionTwist-Related Protein 1Ubiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsGlobal differential gene expressionMembrane trafficking eventsNovel pathwayNormal melanocytesHelix protein TwistAdditional transcriptional regulatorsDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cellsTransformation of melanocytesCpG promoter methylationNormal human melanocytesTrafficking eventsTranscriptional regulatorsEmbryonic developmentGrowth suppressorChromosomal regionsExpression profilingGene expressionNotch pathwayOligonucleotide microarraysMelanoma tissue microarrayDifferential expressionGenesHuman melanocytesGrowth advantage