2018
RET rearrangements are actionable alterations in breast cancer
Paratala BS, Chung JH, Williams CB, Yilmazel B, Petrosky W, Williams K, Schrock AB, Gay LM, Lee E, Dolfi SC, Pham K, Lin S, Yao M, Kulkarni A, DiClemente F, Liu C, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Ganesan S, Ross JS, Ali SM, Leyland-Jones B, Hirshfield KM. RET rearrangements are actionable alterations in breast cancer. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 4821. PMID: 30446652, PMCID: PMC6240119, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07341-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnilidesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNIH 3T3 CellsNuclear Receptor CoactivatorsOncogene Proteins, FusionPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPiperidinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retPyridinesQuinazolinesRas Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsBreast cancerRET amplificationRET gene alterationsMetastatic breast cancerNCOA4-RET fusionXenograft tumor formationPI3K pathwayRadiographic responseActionable alterationsLung cancerRET fusionsRET alterationsRET inhibitionIndex caseTherapeutic targetRET rearrangementsCancerGenomic profilingGene alterationsK pathwayTumor formationGene RETNon-tumorigenic cellsSubsequent treatmentOncogenic potential
2012
Glucocorticoids and histone deacetylase inhibitors cooperate to block the invasiveness of basal-like breast cancer cells through novel mechanisms
Law ME, Corsino PE, Jahn SC, Davis BJ, Chen S, Patel B, Pham K, Lu J, Sheppard B, Nørgaard P, Hong J, Higgins P, Kim JS, Luesch H, Law BK. Glucocorticoids and histone deacetylase inhibitors cooperate to block the invasiveness of basal-like breast cancer cells through novel mechanisms. Oncogene 2012, 32: 1316-1329. PMID: 22543582, PMCID: PMC3773700, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cadherin localizationE-cadherinPlasma membraneCytoplasmic vesiclesWild-type E-cadherinBreast cancer cellsSerine protease inhibitor plasminogen activator inhibitor-1HDAC inhibitorsCancer cellsBasal-like breast cancer cellsPro-invasive activityGreen fluorescent proteinFull-length formCDCP1 cleavageAnti-invasive functionInhibitor plasminogen activator inhibitor-1MDA-MB-231 cellsHistone deacetylase inhibitorsTriple-negative breast cancerE-cadherin levelsCellular invasionE-cadherin expressionFluorescent proteinCDCP1 proteinOrthotopic xenograft tumors