2009
Gab2-Mediated Signaling Promotes Melanoma Metastasis
Horst B, Gruvberger-Saal SK, Hopkins BD, Bordone L, Yang Y, Chernoff KA, Uzoma I, Schwipper V, Liebau J, Nowak NJ, Brunner G, Owens D, Rimm DL, Parsons R, Celebi JT. Gab2-Mediated Signaling Promotes Melanoma Metastasis. American Journal Of Pathology 2009, 174: 1524-1533. PMID: 19342374, PMCID: PMC2671382, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCell MovementChromosomes, Artificial, BacterialComparative Genomic HybridizationFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene DosageHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMelanomaNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionTissue Array AnalysisConceptsPI3K-Akt pathwayBacterial artificial chromosome array comparative genomic hybridizationInvasive potentialGrowth factor independenceSingle nucleotide polymorphism arrayCritical biological featuresHyperactivation of AKTMelanoma tumor progressionNucleotide polymorphism arrayTumor cell migrationArray comparative genomic hybridizationAdaptor proteinComparative genomic hybridizationRas-ERKFactor independenceMetastatic melanoma samplesMelanoma cell linesGab2Polymorphism arrayCopy numberCell migrationHuman cancersUndefined roleWide searchGenomic hybridizationThe 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 growthSemaphorins
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