2001
Truncated 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
Beta- and gamma-catenin mutations, but not E-cadherin inactivation, underlie T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional deregulation in gastric and pancreatic cancer.
Caca K, Kolligs FT, Ji X, Hayes M, Qian J, Yahanda A, Rimm DL, Costa J, Fearon ER. Beta- and gamma-catenin mutations, but not E-cadherin inactivation, underlie T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional deregulation in gastric and pancreatic cancer. Molecular Cancer Research 1999, 10: 369-76. PMID: 10392898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDesmoplakinsDNA-Binding ProteinsGamma CateninGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHMGB ProteinsHumansLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Molecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPancreatic NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsTCF Transcription FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor 7-Like 1 ProteinTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPhosphorylation sitesMutant proteinsGlycogen synthase kinase 3beta phosphorylation sitesGlycogen synthase kinase-3betaFactor transcription factorsPotential phosphorylation sitesSynthase kinase-3betaTCF transcriptional activityE-cadherin inactivationNH2-terminal deletionsRole of APCImportant binding partnerSerine 28TCF transcriptionTranscriptional deregulationT-cell factorBinding partnerTranscription factorsAPC proteinKinase-3betaTranscriptional activityNH2 terminusAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutationsCell adhesionPancreatic cancer lines
1998
A Mutation in α-Catenin Disrupts Adhesion in Clone A Cells Without Perturbing its Actin and β-Catenin Binding Activity
Roe S, Koslov E, Rimm D. A Mutation in α-Catenin Disrupts Adhesion in Clone A Cells Without Perturbing its Actin and β-Catenin Binding Activity. Cell Communication & Adhesion 1998, 5: 283-296. PMID: 9762469, DOI: 10.3109/15419069809040298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAlpha CateninBeta CateninCadherinsCell AdhesionCloning, MolecularColonic NeoplasmsCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDesmoplakinsExonsGamma CateninHeLa CellsHumansIntercellular JunctionsMutationOctoxynolPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNASolubilityTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsN-terminusE-cadherin-catenin complexBundles F-actinCo-sedimentation assaysCell-cell adhesionFull-length proteinClone A cellsCo-precipitation experimentsInternal deletion mutationsWhole cell lysatesAdhesive complexesMutant proteinsA mutantsMutant bindsHuman colon carcinoma cell lineColon carcinoma cell lineMutant formsLength proteinWild typeCytoplasmic connectionsF-actinAdhesive phenotypeDeletion mutationsCell lysatesCarcinoma cell lines