1997
α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*
Koslov E, Maupin P, Pradhan D, Morrow J, Rimm D. α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 27301-27306. PMID: 9341178, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.43.27301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane adhesion complexesHomodimeric complexCadherin moleculesAdhesion complexesAdhesive complexesHeterodimeric complexΑ-cateninOligomeric stateSurface plasmon resonance assaysMultimeric stateResidues 54Relative stoichiometryBiophysical techniquesMolecular massCell adhesionAmino acidsRecombinant moleculesHuman alphaRotary shadowingResonance assaysPrecise stoichiometryComplexesCytoskeletonCateninHomodimer
1995
Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
Pierceall W, Woodard A, Morrow J, Rimm D, Fearon E. Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines. Oncogene 1995, 11: 1319-26. PMID: 7478552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBase SequenceBeta CateninBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalReceptor, ErbB-2RibonucleasesTrans-ActivatorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAlpha-catenin proteinE-cadherin transcriptE-cadherinE-cadherin expressionBeta-catenin expressionCell linesBreast cancer cell linesEpithelial cell-cell interactionsCancer cell linesBeta-catenin proteinCancer-derived cell linesMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsCell-cell interactionsBreast cancer-derived cell linesE-cadherin geneHuman breast cancer-derived cell linesLoss of functionTransmembrane proteinAdherens junctionsCytoskeletal matrixCadherin proteinCytoskeletal proteinsTranscript levelsFrequent alterationsSequence alterations
1994
Adhesion between epithelial cells and T lymphocytes mediated by E-cadherin and the αEβ7 integrin
Cepek K, Shaw S, Parker C, Russell G, Morrow J, Rimm D, Brenner M. Adhesion between epithelial cells and T lymphocytes mediated by E-cadherin and the αEβ7 integrin. Nature 1994, 372: 190-193. PMID: 7969453, DOI: 10.1038/372190a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraepithelial lymphocytesAdhesion moleculesT cellsIntestinal intra-epithelial lymphocytesEpithelial cellsIntestinal intraepithelial lymphocytesIntra-epithelial lymphocytesMucosal immune systemE-cadherinTissue-specific retentionTissue-specific compartmentalizationLymphoid structuresT lymphocytesImmune systemLymphocyte homingLymphocytesΑEβ7