2016
Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1 Has Two Variants with Distinct Calcium Binding Characteristics
Wang B, Boeckel GR, Huynh L, Nguyen L, Cao W, De La Cruz EM, Kaftan EJ, Ehrlich BE. Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1 Has Two Variants with Distinct Calcium Binding Characteristics. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0161414. PMID: 27575489, PMCID: PMC5004852, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal calcium sensor-1NCS-1Altered cell functionCell linesCalcium-dependent processesCalcium binding proteinNeurological diseasesFunctional changesLevel of expressionDrug potencyProtein expressionCell functionMRNA levelsHuman cell linesRelative expressionMost tissuesCell deathPrevious reportsMouse tissuesDifferent human cell linesCell growthFunctional roleBinding characteristicsFunctional differencesTissue
2008
Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion
Saunders LP, Ouellette A, Bandle R, Chang WC, Zhou H, Misra RN, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of autotaxin that inhibit melanoma cell migration and invasion. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2008, 7: 3352-3362. PMID: 18852138, PMCID: PMC7857123, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule inhibitorsMelanoma cell migrationLysophosphatidic acidCell migrationRecombinant human proteinsChemical screenHuman proteinsATX levelsMalignant melanomaMigratory phenotypeMelanoma cell linesHuman melanoma cellsRole of autotaxinInvasion assaysLPA productionCell growthImmunohistochemistry of paraffinMolecular targetsCell linesATX inhibitorsAutotaxinMelanoma cellsHuman malignanciesEnzymatic productHuman tissues