2011
A Pathway for the Control of Anoikis Sensitivity by E-Cadherin and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Kumar S, Park SH, Cieply B, Schupp J, Killiam E, Zhang F, Rimm DL, Frisch SM. A Pathway for the Control of Anoikis Sensitivity by E-Cadherin and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2011, 31: 4036-4051. PMID: 21746881, PMCID: PMC3187352, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01342-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulation of anoikisE-cadherin complexMesenchymal transitionE-cadherinAnoikis sensitivityNuclear localizationInappropriate matrixAnoikis resistanceApoptotic responseOncogenic EMTAnoikisNRAGECellular sensitivityNovel pathwayUnknown mechanismAnkyrinEpithelial cellsEMTPathwayP14ARFCellsTbx2ComplexesGenesCytoplasm
2006
Reciprocal regulation of RhoA and RhoC characterizes the EMT and identifies RhoC as a prognostic marker of colon carcinoma
Bellovin DI, Simpson KJ, Danilov T, Maynard E, Rimm DL, Oettgen P, Mercurio AM. Reciprocal regulation of RhoA and RhoC characterizes the EMT and identifies RhoC as a prognostic marker of colon carcinoma. Oncogene 2006, 25: 6959-6967. PMID: 16715134, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCell Line, TumorColonic NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationEpithelial CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRhoC GTP-Binding ProteinRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticConceptsColon carcinomaRhoC expressionPrognostic markerRhoC protein expressionE-cadherinET-1 binding sitesClinical outcomesPoor outcomeColon cancer cellsColorectal tumorsET-1Colon cancerUse of shRNAMesenchymal transitionExpression correlatesCarcinomaAberrant expressionHigh expressionProtein expressionCancer cellsMesenchymal characteristicsEMTSubsequent activationReciprocal regulationCell migration