2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLung
2008
AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma.
Gustavson MD, Molinaro AM, Tedeschi G, Camp RL, Rimm DL. AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2008, 132: 1746-52. PMID: 18976010, DOI: 10.5858/132.11.1746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase expressionSynthase expressionColorectal carcinomaSignificant associationDisease-specific survivalColon cancer outcomesColon cancer survivalKey prognostic biomarkersRetrospective cohortNodal statusPrognostic valueColorectal cancerCancer outcomesCancer survivalPathologic classificationPrognostic biomarkerLarge cohortSecond cohortAQUA scoreCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionCohortHigh nuclearCytoplasmic ratioFirst cohort
2003
Loss of Smad Signaling in Human Colorectal Cancer Is Associated with Advanced Disease and Poor Prognosis
Xie W, Rimm DL, Lin Y, Shih WJ, Reiss M. Loss of Smad Signaling in Human Colorectal Cancer Is Associated with Advanced Disease and Poor Prognosis. The Cancer Journal 2003, 9: 302-312. PMID: 12967141, DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200307000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerHuman colorectal cancerAdvanced diseasePoor prognosisHuman colorectal cancer specimensAdvanced stage diseasePresence of lymphLymph node metastasisColorectal cancer specimensShorter overall survivalClinical outcome informationOverall survivalNode metastasisClinical behaviorReceptor defectCancer specimensTissue microarrayAnimal studiesCancerSmad signalingOutcome informationPhosphorylated Smad2DiseaseSmad activationSmad2
2002
Subjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray
Chung GG, Kielhorn EP, Rimm DL. Subjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray. Clinical Colorectal Cancer 2002, 1: 237-242. PMID: 12450422, DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2002.n.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue microarrayTissue sectionsColorectal cancer tissue microarraySemiquantitative grading systemColorectal cancer specimensCancer tissue microarrayPatient outcomesLarge cohortSubjective assessmentCancer specimensImmunohistochemical methodsGrading systemNuclear stainingPathology literatureProtein expressionTissue samplesCell preparationsExpression levelsBeta-catenin antibodyCurrent standardImmunohistochemistryCohortOutcomesApparent increaseExpression
2001
Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis.
Chung GG, Provost E, Kielhorn EP, Charette LA, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2001, 7: 4013-20. PMID: 11751495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCell LineCell NucleusColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRecombinant ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSurvival RateTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalNuclear expressionColorectal cancerSeries of patientsColorectal cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisMajority of cancersBetter prognosisClinical outcomesClinicopathological factorsImproved survivalCancer specimensTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisMembranous stainingColorectal tumorigenesisCytoplasmic stainingMultivariate analysisSignificant associationCancerAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) geneNuclear stainingBeta-catenin overexpressionOnly stageSurvivalTruncated DCC Reduces N-Cadherin/Catenin Expression and Calcium-Dependent Cell Adhesion in Neuroblastoma Cells
Reyes-Múgica M, Meyerhardt J, Rzasa J, Rimm D, Johnson K, Wheelock M, Reale M. Truncated DCC Reduces N-Cadherin/Catenin Expression and Calcium-Dependent Cell Adhesion in Neuroblastoma Cells. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 201-210. PMID: 11232642, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBeta CateninCadherinsCalciumCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCell AggregationColorectal NeoplasmsCytoskeletal ProteinsDCC ReceptorDesmogleinsDesmoplakinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, DCCHumansNeuroblastomaReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant ProteinsSequence DeletionTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsCalcium-dependent cell adhesionCell adhesionN-cadherinCell-cell contactCalcium-dependent aggregationCell aggregation studiesNorthern blot analysisNeuroblastoma cellsDCC proteinProtein functionNeural developmentFunctional linkColorectal cancer (DCC) proteinCellular migrationHuman neuroblastoma cell lineNeuroblastoma cell linesProteinBlot analysisCancer proteinsProtein levelsCell processesCell linesOverexpressionCatenin expressionDiminished expression
1998
Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival
Gold J, Reynolds A, Rimm D. Loss of p120ctn in human colorectal cancer predicts metastasis and poor survival. Cancer Letters 1998, 132: 193-201. PMID: 10397474, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(98)00190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPrimary human colorectal adenocarcinomasHigher stage diseasePoor clinical outcomeHuman colorectal cancerHuman colorectal adenocarcinomaStage diseaseClinical outcomesNodal metastasisColorectal adenocarcinomaPoor survivalColorectal tumorsColon cancerImmunohistochemical methodsMetastasisReduced expressionCancerE-cadherinP120ctn expressionLoss of p120ctnFamily membersSurvivalPreliminary studyExpressionComplete loss