2017
Multi-institutional study of nuclear KIFC1 as a biomarker of poor prognosis in African American women with triple-negative breast cancer
Ogden A, Garlapati C, Li X, Turaga R, Oprea-Ilies G, Wright N, Bhattarai S, Mittal K, Wetherilt C, Krishnamurti U, Reid M, Jones M, Gupta M, Osan R, Pattni S, Riaz A, Klimov S, Rao A, Cantuaria G, Rida P, Aneja R. Multi-institutional study of nuclear KIFC1 as a biomarker of poor prognosis in African American women with triple-negative breast cancer. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 42289. PMID: 28218233, PMCID: PMC5316996, DOI: 10.1038/srep42289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalProgression-free survivalTNBC cellsOverall survivalPoor prognosisBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer patientsTriple-negative breast cancerMultivariable Cox modelMetastasis-free survivalWorse overall survivalBreast cancer patientsMulti-institutional studyAA TNBC patientsAfrican AmericansAfrican American womenTNBC patientsIndependent biomarkerPrognostic valueCancer patientsWorse outcomesCox modelTissue microarrayKIFC1 knockdownTNBC
2016
CCR6 expression in colon cancer is associated with advanced disease and supports epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Kapur N, Mir H, Clark III C, Krishnamurti U, Beech D, Lillard J, Singh S. CCR6 expression in colon cancer is associated with advanced disease and supports epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. British Journal Of Cancer 2016, 114: 1343-1351. PMID: 27149649, PMCID: PMC4984452, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColon cancerNodal statusCCR6 expressionTherapeutic optionsEMT markersExpression of CCR6Node-positive casesTNM staging systemUndefined molecular mechanismsPotential therapeutic targetNormal adjacent tissuesTissues/cellsMolecular mechanismsIdentification of markersAdjuvant chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseMolecular pathwaysDistant metastasisN-cadherinClinical associationsStaging systemMetastatic casesInvasive potentialΒ-cateninCancer cases
1997
Alterations in Human Glomerular Epithelial Cells Interacting with Nonenzymatically Glycosylated Matrix*
Krishnamurti U, Rondeau E, Sraer J, Michael A, Tsilibary E. Alterations in Human Glomerular Epithelial Cells Interacting with Nonenzymatically Glycosylated Matrix*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 27966-27970. PMID: 9346947, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.44.27966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-matrix interactionsNormal cell-matrix interactionsHuman glomerular epithelial cellsGlomerular epithelial cellsMitogen-activated protein kinaseEpithelial cellsDifferential gene expressionFocal adhesion kinaseExtracellular matrix proteinsInteraction of cellsAdhesion kinaseProtein kinaseBiochemical signalsGene expressionBiological processesCell spreadingIntracellular signalingMatrix proteinsReduced phosphorylationCell interiorCell behaviorMatrix glycationKinaseCritical roleCells