2020
Polycystin 2 is increased in disease to protect against stress-induced cell death
Brill AL, Fischer TT, Walters JM, Marlier A, Sewanan LR, Wilson PC, Johnson EK, Moeckel G, Cantley LG, Campbell SG, Nerbonne JM, Chung HJ, Robert ME, Ehrlich BE. Polycystin 2 is increased in disease to protect against stress-induced cell death. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 386. PMID: 31941974, PMCID: PMC6962458, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57286-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2General cellular homeostasisCell deathStress-induced cell deathPathological cell deathAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEndoplasmic reticulum membraneCellular homeostasisCellular stressPrimary ciliaUbiquitous expressionExpression changesCell stressReticulum membraneTransient receptor potential cation channelHuman diseasesMultiple tissuesEndogenous roleDominant polycystic kidney diseaseTissue typesCation channelsPolycystic kidney diseaseDifferent pathological statesMultiple diseasesKidney disease
2018
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcome is Predicted by Expression of Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1
Schuette D, Moore LM, Robert ME, Taddei TH, Ehrlich BE. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcome is Predicted by Expression of Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2018, 27: cebp.0167.2018. PMID: 29789326, PMCID: PMC8465775, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-0167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal calcium sensor-1Hepatocellular carcinomaDisease outcomePrognostic biomarkerIncidence of HCCWorse disease outcomesCancer-related deathLiver cancer cohortExpression levelsFurther functional assessmentEarly tumor detectionProspective cohortAsian patientsPatient survivalVariety of Ca2Tumor microarrayHCC patientsMetastatic cancerBreast cancerCancer cohortAggressive phenotypeNovel biomarkersFunctional assessmentPredictive valueTumor progression