2013
Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype
Rampias T, Pectasides E, Prasad M, Sasaki C, Gouveris P, Dimou A, Kountourakis P, Perisanidis C, Burtness B, Zaramboukas T, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. Molecular profile of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas bearing p16 high phenotype. Annals Of Oncology 2013, 24: 2124-2131. PMID: 23406730, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16ErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene Proteins, ViralOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPhosphorylationPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Suppressor Protein p53Wnt Signaling PathwayConceptsE6/E7Β-cateninHNSCC cellsTissue microarrayE6/E7 repressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathwayNeck squamous cell cancerE6/E7 genesOropharyngeal cancer cellsNeck squamous cell carcinomaShort hairpin RNAGrowth factor receptor pathwayHPV16 E6/E7Squamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaExpression of biomarkersExpression differencesPTEN upregulationAberrant EGFRE7 repressionHairpin RNAMedian OSOverall survivalPhosphorylated EGFRCell cancer
2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLung
2004
Functional correlates of mutation of the Asp32 and Gly34 residues of beta-catenin
Provost E, McCabe A, Stern J, Lizardi I, D'Aquila TG, Rimm DL. Functional correlates of mutation of the Asp32 and Gly34 residues of beta-catenin. Oncogene 2004, 24: 2667-2676. PMID: 15829978, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThreonine residuesΒ-cateninStable MDCK cell linesCell linesCadherin-mediated adhesionMutant β-cateninMutant cell linesExon 3Stable cell linesDestruction motifKinase substrateTranscriptional activationUbiquitination statusMultifunctional proteinMDCK cell lineCellular transformationTarget genesKey serineFunctional implicationsTransforming propertiesMutationsResiduesMotifG34Ubiquitination
1999
PECAM-1 (CD31) functions as a reservoir for and a modulator of tyrosine-phosphorylated β-catenin
Ilan N, Mahooti S, Rimm D, Madri J. PECAM-1 (CD31) functions as a reservoir for and a modulator of tyrosine-phosphorylated β-catenin. Journal Of Cell Science 1999, 112: 3005-3014. PMID: 10462517, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.112.18.3005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCattleCells, CulturedCytoskeletal ProteinsEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLymphokinesModels, BiologicalNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphorylationPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTyrosineVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationBeta-catenin tyrosine phosphorylationBeta-catenin nuclear translocationAdherens junction formationProtein tyrosine kinasesPECAM-1 functionsTyrosine phosphorylation levelsCell-cell contactSW480 colon carcinoma cellsEndothelial cell-cell contactsCatenin functionVascular endothelial growth factorCell adhesion moleculeTranscriptional factorsPECAM-1Colon carcinoma cellsTyrosine kinaseGamma cateninMajor substrateJunctional proteinsCytoplasmic levelsPhosphorylation levelsNuclear translocationΒ-cateninCatenin