2014
Preanalytical variables and phosphoepitope expression in FFPE tissue: quantitative epitope assessment after variable cold ischemic time
Vassilakopoulou M, Parisi F, Siddiqui S, England AM, Zarella ER, Anagnostou V, Kluger Y, Hicks DG, Rimm DL, Neumeister VM. Preanalytical variables and phosphoepitope expression in FFPE tissue: quantitative epitope assessment after variable cold ischemic time. Laboratory Investigation 2014, 95: 334-341. PMID: 25418580, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold ischemic timeIschemic timeFormalin fixationCompanion diagnostic testingCancer patientsBreast cancerTissue microarrayPhospho-HSP27Breast tumorsDiagnostic testingQuantitative immunofluorescenceAQUA technologyPreanalytical variablesGene expression profilingLoss of antigenicityTissue samplesReproducible assessmentProtein levelsConfidence intervalsSpecimen collectionExpression levelsPhosphorylation levelsAntigenicityRoutine usageResearch settings
2005
Altered Localization of p120 Catenin During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Colon Carcinoma Is Prognostic for Aggressive Disease
Bellovin DI, Bates RC, Muzikansky A, Rimm DL, Mercurio AM. Altered Localization of p120 Catenin During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Colon Carcinoma Is Prognostic for Aggressive Disease. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 10938-10945. PMID: 16322241, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival timeMesenchymal transitionLymph node metastasisColorectal cancer progressionPoor patient outcomesE-cadherinLate-stage tumorsPatient survival timePost-EMT cellsP120ctn expressionAltered localizationLymph nodesNode metastasisAggressive diseaseTumor stagePrimary tumorTumor necrosisColorectal carcinomaPatient outcomesColon carcinoma cellsE-cadherin lossCytoplasmic stainingColon carcinomaCancer progressionCarcinoma cells
2001
Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis.
Chung GG, Provost E, Kielhorn EP, Charette LA, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2001, 7: 4013-20. PMID: 11751495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCell LineCell NucleusColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRecombinant ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSurvival RateTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalNuclear expressionColorectal cancerSeries of patientsColorectal cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisMajority of cancersBetter prognosisClinical outcomesClinicopathological factorsImproved survivalCancer specimensTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisMembranous stainingColorectal tumorigenesisCytoplasmic stainingMultivariate analysisSignificant associationCancerAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) geneNuclear stainingBeta-catenin overexpressionOnly stageSurvival
1999
Controversies at the cytoplasmic face of the cadherin-based adhesion complex
Provost E, Rimm D. Controversies at the cytoplasmic face of the cadherin-based adhesion complex. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1999, 11: 567-572. PMID: 10508647, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)00015-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsArmadillo Domain ProteinsBeta CateninCadherinsCalciumCateninsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDelta CateninDimerizationDrosophila ProteinsHumansInsect ProteinsMacromolecular SubstancesMultigene FamilyPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiarySpectrinTrans-ActivatorsVinculin
1998
Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival
Gold J, Reynolds A, Rimm D. Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival. Cancer Letters 1998, 132: 193-201. PMID: 10397474, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(98)00190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPrimary human colorectal adenocarcinomasHigher stage diseasePoor clinical outcomeHuman colorectal cancerHuman colorectal adenocarcinomaStage diseaseClinical outcomesNodal metastasisColorectal adenocarcinomaPoor survivalColorectal tumorsColon cancerImmunohistochemical methodsMetastasisReduced expressionCancerE-cadherinP120ctn expressionLoss of p120ctnFamily membersSurvivalPreliminary studyExpressionComplete lossThe expression of p120ctn protein in breast cancer is independent of alpha- and beta-catenin and E-cadherin.
Dillon DA, D'Aquila T, Reynolds AB, Fearon ER, Rimm DL. The expression of p120ctn protein in breast cancer is independent of alpha- and beta-catenin and E-cadherin. American Journal Of Pathology 1998, 152: 75-82. PMID: 9422525, PMCID: PMC1858125.Peer-Reviewed Original Research