2024
Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma
Su D, Schoenfeld D, Ibrahim W, Cabrejo R, Djureinovic D, Baumann R, Rimm D, Khan S, Halaban R, Kluger H, Olino K, Galan A, Clune J. Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2024, 12: e008646. PMID: 38519058, PMCID: PMC10961546, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTLA-4 expression levelsCancer-associated fibroblastsAssociated with worse survivalExpression of immune checkpointsLAG-3 expressionDesmoplastic melanomaLymphoid aggregatesCTLA-4PD-1Immune checkpointsIntratumoral leukocytesLAG-3Tumor compartmentsWorse survivalCD20+B cellsIncreased expression of immune checkpointsProgrammed cell death protein 1Macrophage/monocyte markerSentinel lymph node positivityCell death protein 1Associated with poor prognosisLymph node positivityDense fibrous stromaPotential prognostic significanceCore of tumors
2003
PECAM-1 promotes β-catenin accumulation and stimulates endothelial cell proliferation
Biswas P, Canosa S, Schoenfeld J, Schoenfeld D, Tucker A, Madri JA. PECAM-1 promotes β-catenin accumulation and stimulates endothelial cell proliferation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 303: 212-218. PMID: 12646189, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCell DivisionCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsEndotheliumFlow CytometryHumansLungMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescencePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Precipitin TestsSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsPECAM-1-positive endothelial cellsBeta-catenin proteinCell proliferationEndothelial cellsPECAM-1Beta-catenin localizationCytoplasmic domainΒ-catenin accumulationFull-length PECAM-1Functional consequencesEndothelial cell proliferationCell membraneKnockout animalsAdhesion moleculesLess accumulationCellsAccumulationProliferative rateProliferationMembraneProteinBinds