2017
Mutations of the LIM protein AJUBA mediate sensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to treatment with cell-cycle inhibitors
Zhang M, Singh R, Peng S, Mazumdar T, Sambandam V, Shen L, Tong P, Li L, Kalu NN, Pickering CR, Frederick M, Myers JN, Wang J, Johnson FM. Mutations of the LIM protein AJUBA mediate sensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to treatment with cell-cycle inhibitors. Cancer Letters 2017, 392: 71-82. PMID: 28126323, PMCID: PMC5404895, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCheckpoint Kinase 1Checkpoint Kinase 2Dose-Response Relationship, DrugG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsGenotypeHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLIM Domain ProteinsMice, NudeMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsPteridinesPyrazolesPyrimidinesPyrimidinonesRas ProteinsRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSmad4 ProteinSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckThiophenesTime FactorsTransfectionTumor BurdenUreaXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsPolo-like kinase 1Cell linesLIM protein AjubaHNSCC cell linesInhibitor-induced apoptosisProtein expressionCell cycle inhibitorsCell cycle arrestKnockdown of PLK1Neck squamous cell carcinomaAjubaExogenous expressionNeck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumorsSquamous cell carcinoma tumorsKinase 1HNSCC mouse modelSquamous cell carcinomaSubstrate inhibitionHigher drug dosesPotential candidate biomarkersGenomic alterationsMitotic inhibitorsPLK1 inhibitionSensitive cell linesMutations
2014
HRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells
Hah JH, Zhao M, Pickering CR, Frederick MJ, Andrews GA, Jasser SA, Fooshee DR, Milas ZL, Galer C, Sano D, William WN, Kim E, Heymach J, Byers LA, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Myers JN. HRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Head & Neck 2014, 36: 1547-1554. PMID: 24123531, PMCID: PMC4010580, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErlotinib HydrochlorideHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTransfectionConceptsShort hairpin RNACell linesHRAS expressionErlotinib sensitivityErlotinib-sensitive cell linesErlotinib-resistant cell linesErlotinib resistanceHRAS mutationsNeck squamous cell carcinoma cellsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibNeck squamous cell carcinoma cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibPanel of headReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHairpin RNAHNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cell linesCell carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesKinase inhibitor erlotinibTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMutations