2009
Loss of Nkx3.1 leads to the activation of discrete downstream target genes during prostate tumorigenesis
Song H, Zhang B, Watson M, Humphrey P, Lim H, Milbrandt J. Loss of Nkx3.1 leads to the activation of discrete downstream target genes during prostate tumorigenesis. Oncogene 2009, 28: 3307-3319. PMID: 19597465, PMCID: PMC2746257, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtrophyClusterinDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDown-RegulationGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLasersMaleMiceMicrodissectionOxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group DonorsProstateProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionThioredoxinsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationConceptsNKX3.1 lossMolecular consequencesGene expressionProstate tumorigenesisPTEN-AKTCancer initiationProstate cancer initiationCohort of genesNumber of genesC-Myc signaling pathwayDownstream target genesHuman prostate tumorigenesisLoss of NKX3.1NKX3.1 expressionTumor suppressor geneGene expression data setsExpression data setsQuiescin Q6Transcriptional regulatorsIndependent lossesExpression of NKX3.1Laser capture microdissectionTarget genesCancer gene expression data setsSignaling pathways
2001
Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study
O'Sullivan M, Perlman E, Furman J, Humphrey P, Dehner L, Pfeifer J. Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 1109-1115. PMID: 11679946, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.28247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmRNA-Binding Protein EWSSarcoma, EwingSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTranscription FactorsVisceraConceptsEWS/PNETSoft tissuePediatric small round blue cell tumorsSarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumorPolymerase chain reaction-based testingFusion transcriptsSmall round blue cell tumorsRound blue cell tumorsBlue cell tumorsClinicopathologic spectrumVisceral sitesPrognostic significanceVisceral originVisceral tumorsCell tumorsNeuroectodermal tumorAdditional casesTumorsPNETYoung adultsGenetic alterationsEts transcription factor familyBoneChromosomal translocationsEWS-FLI1Impaired prostate tumorigenesis in Egr1-deficient mice
Abdulkadir S, Qu Z, Garabedian E, Song S, Peters T, Svaren J, Carbone J, Naughton C, Catalona W, Ackerman J, Gordon J, Humphrey P, Milbrandt J. Impaired prostate tumorigenesis in Egr1-deficient mice. Nature Medicine 2001, 7: 101-107. PMID: 11135623, DOI: 10.1038/83231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly growth response protein 1Prostate cancerTumor progressionProstatic intra-epithelial neoplasiaEgr1 deficiencyIntra-epithelial neoplasiaHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagingTransgenic mouse modelHuman prostate cancerTumor growth rateEgr1-deficient miceMagnetic resonance imagingProstate tumor progressionMouse modelProstate tumorigenesisSurvival analysisResonance imagingCarcinomaTumor developmentProtein 1ProgressionCancerMiceDeficiencyEGR1
2000
WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Hill D, Pfeifer J, Marley E, Dehner L, Humphrey P, Zhu X, Swanson P. WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2000, 114: 345-353. PMID: 10989634, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/114.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, SouthernChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFibromatosis, AggressiveHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveOncogene Proteins, FusionParotid NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSarcoma, EwingSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsWT1 ProteinsConceptsDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorRound cell tumorEWS/PNETSarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorCell tumorsWT1 antibodyImmunohistochemical featuresNeuroectodermal tumorDiagnosis of DSRCTMalignant small round cell tumorEwing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorEWS/PNETsRT-PCRReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisWT1 stainingEWS-WT1 fusionChain reaction analysisPredictive valueTumorsAvailable tissue
1994
Phorbol ester-induced apoptosis is accompanied by NGFI-A and c-fos activation in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells.
Day M, Zhao X, Wu S, Swanson P, Humphrey P. Phorbol ester-induced apoptosis is accompanied by NGFI-A and c-fos activation in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells. Molecular Cancer Research 1994, 5: 735-41. PMID: 7947388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaloidsAndrogensApoptosisCarcinomaDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, NeoplasmEarly Growth Response Protein 1Enzyme InductionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentProstatic NeoplasmsProtein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosStaurosporineTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTranscription factor NGFIPhorbol ester-induced apoptosisC-fos gene activationEarly transcriptional regulationKinase signal transductionC-fosProtein kinase activatorsProstate cellsTranscriptional regulationGene activationSignal transductionProtein kinaseInduction of deathKinase activatorLNCaP cellsProstate cancer cellsProstate linesApoptotic bodiesCell deathDNA ladderTransient activationTransient inductionIntracellular pathwaysTPA-induced expressionNGFI