2024
Metastasis of colon cancer requires Dickkopf-2 to generate cancer cells with Paneth cell properties.
Shin J, Park J, Lim J, Jeong J, Dinesh R, Maher S, Kim J, Park S, Hong J, Wysolmerski J, Choi J, Bothwell A. Metastasis of colon cancer requires Dickkopf-2 to generate cancer cells with Paneth cell properties. ELife 2024, 13 PMID: 39535280, PMCID: PMC11560131, DOI: 10.7554/elife.97279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer cellsDickkopf-2Analysis of transcriptomeGeneration of cancer cellsPositive cancer cellsStem cell niche factorsColon cancer cellsPaneth cell differentiationHepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alphaLysozyme positive cellsChromatin accessibilityHNF4A proteinSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisCell propertiesPaneth cell markersSequence analysisChromatin immunoprecipitationPromoter regionTranscription factorsTranscriptome analysisColon cancerColon cancer metastasisReduction of liver metastasisDownstream targetsCell differentiation
2018
DKK2 imparts tumor immunity evasion through β-catenin-independent suppression of cytotoxic immune-cell activation
Xiao Q, Wu J, Wang WJ, Chen S, Zheng Y, Yu X, Meeth K, Sahraei M, Bothwell ALM, Chen L, Bosenberg M, Chen J, Sexl V, Sun L, Li L, Tang W, Wu D. DKK2 imparts tumor immunity evasion through β-catenin-independent suppression of cytotoxic immune-cell activation. Nature Medicine 2018, 24: 262-270. PMID: 29431745, PMCID: PMC5840007, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinBeta CateninCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsCytotoxicity, ImmunologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntestinal NeoplasmsKiller Cells, NaturalLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5MelanomaProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorPTEN PhosphohydrolaseSignal TransductionSTAT5 Transcription FactorTumor Escape
2014
Interplay between DNA repair and inflammation, and the link to cancer
Kidane D, Chae WJ, Czochor J, Eckert KA, Glazer PM, Bothwell AL, Sweasy JB. Interplay between DNA repair and inflammation, and the link to cancer. Critical Reviews In Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2014, 49: 116-139. PMID: 24410153, PMCID: PMC4300235, DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2013.875514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNADNA DamageDNA RepairGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationMicroRNAsNeoplasmsReactive Oxygen Species