2016
An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression
Ahmed M, Sottnik JL, Dancik GM, Sahu D, Hansel DE, Theodorescu D, Schwartz MA. An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression. Cancer Cell 2016, 30: 432-443. PMID: 27593345, PMCID: PMC5154333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancer metastasisCancer metastasisLymph node metastasisPoor clinical outcomeTumor-associated macrophagesPrimary tumor growthPotential therapeutic targetOsteopontin expression correlatesNode metastasisClinical outcomesPrimary tumorCD44 axisTherapeutic targetTumor aggressivenessMetastasisTumor growthExpression correlatesTumor cellsRac-GEF Tiam1Osteopontin bindsMetastasis suppressionRac1 axisTumorsCD44RhoGDI2
2011
Effects of integrin-mediated cell adhesion on plasma membrane lipid raft components and signaling
Norambuena A, Schwartz MA. Effects of integrin-mediated cell adhesion on plasma membrane lipid raft components and signaling. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 3456-3464. PMID: 21795400, PMCID: PMC3172269, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-04-0361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid raft componentsRaft componentsLipid raftsCyclic adenosine monophosphateCell detachmentCell adhesionLipid raft markersGlycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteinsRaft associationRaft markersRho GTPasesNonraft fractionsDetachment of cellsElevation of cAMPStudy of integrinsTermination of growthPlasma membraneH-RasAnchorage dependenceKey defenseCell growthFlotillin2Sucrose gradientsCancer metastasisLipid tails
2010
Remembrance of Dead Cells Past: Discovering That the Extracellular Matrix Is a Cell Survival Factor
Schwartz MA. Remembrance of Dead Cells Past: Discovering That the Extracellular Matrix Is a Cell Survival Factor. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2010, 21: 499-500. PMID: 20150528, PMCID: PMC2820415, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-07-0602.Peer-Reviewed Original Research