2014
ERβ splice variant expression in four large cohorts of human breast cancer patient tumors
Wimberly H, Han G, Pinnaduwage D, Murphy LC, Yang XR, Andrulis IL, Sherman M, Figueroa J, Rimm DL. ERβ splice variant expression in four large cohorts of human breast cancer patient tumors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 146: 657-667. PMID: 25007965, PMCID: PMC6939385, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3050-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPatient tumorsERβ variantsQuantitative immunofluorescenceBreast cancer patient tumorsTriple-negative patientsBreast cancer outcomesAbsence of ERαBreast cancer biologyCancer patient tumorsBreast cancer patient samplesSplice variant expressionCancer patient samplesParaffin-embedded tissuesQIF scoresCancer outcomesPredictive biomarkersWorse outcomesEstrogen receptorLarge cohortSurvival analysisERβPatient samplesAQUA technologyVariant expression
2013
Pin1 modulates ERα levels in breast cancer through inhibition of phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitination and degradation
Rajbhandari P, Schalper KA, Solodin NM, Ellison-Zelski SJ, Ping Lu K, Rimm DL, Alarid ET. Pin1 modulates ERα levels in breast cancer through inhibition of phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitination and degradation. Oncogene 2013, 33: 1438-1447. PMID: 23542176, PMCID: PMC3815749, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsERα protein levelsERα proteinBreast cancerERα-positive breast cancerProtein levelsPotential surrogate markerRetrospective cohortSurrogate markerBreast carcinomaTherapy decisionsERα levelsESR1 levelsERα ubiquitinationCertain tumorsHuman tumorsDiscordant levelsESR1Pin1 levelsReceptor interactionUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayReceptor degradationImportant biomarkerTumorsCancerTransactivation function
2012
Quantitative In Situ Measurement of Estrogen Receptor mRNA Predicts Response to Tamoxifen
Bordeaux JM, Cheng H, Welsh AW, Haffty BG, Lannin DR, Wu X, Su N, Ma XJ, Luo Y, Rimm DL. Quantitative In Situ Measurement of Estrogen Receptor mRNA Predicts Response to Tamoxifen. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e36559. PMID: 22606272, PMCID: PMC3350519, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCytoplasmic Estrogen Receptor in Breast Cancer
Welsh AW, Lannin DR, Young GS, Sherman ME, Figueroa JD, Henry NL, Ryden L, Kim C, Love RR, Schiff R, Rimm DL. Cytoplasmic Estrogen Receptor in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2012, 18: 118-126. PMID: 21980134, PMCID: PMC3263348, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-1236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptorCytoplasmic stainingCytoplasmic ERCytoplasmic estrogen receptorSpecific cytoplasmic stainingCell line seriesHuman breast tumorsQuantitative immunofluorescent analysisRoutine clinical valueRetrospective cohortTamoxifen resistanceBreast cancerLower incidencePreclinical modelsClinical valueTissue microarrayPatient controlsBreast tumorsNumber of casesClinical specimensMultiple antibodiesWestern blotAverage incidenceAntibodiesCohort
2010
The ERα coactivator, HER4/4ICD, regulates progesterone receptor expression in normal and malignant breast epithelium
Rokicki J, Das PM, Giltnane JM, Wansbury O, Rimm DL, Howard BA, Jones FE. The ERα coactivator, HER4/4ICD, regulates progesterone receptor expression in normal and malignant breast epithelium. Molecular Cancer 2010, 9: 150. PMID: 20550710, PMCID: PMC2894764, DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationHumansMammary Glands, AnimalMammary Glands, HumanMiceMice, TransgenicPregnancyReceptor, ErbB-4Receptors, ProgesteroneReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsPgR expressionExpression of PgRBreast cancerERα coactivatorMammary glandHER4 intracellular domainProgesterone receptor expressionPositive breast carcinomaMalignant breast epitheliumPrimary breast tumorsMCF-7 variantEstrogen receptor coactivatorBreast tumor cell linesCell linesBreast tumor cellsTamoxifen responseMouse mammary glandProgesterone receptorReceptor expressionBreast carcinomaMCF-7 breast tumor cell linePatient responseBreast carcinogenesisEstrogen stimulationBreast epithelium
2009
DNA Hypermethylation of ESR1 and PGR in Breast Cancer: Pathologic and Epidemiologic Associations
Gaudet MM, Campan M, Figueroa JD, Yang XR, Lissowska J, Peplonska B, Brinton LA, Rimm DL, Laird PW, Garcia-Closas M, Sherman ME. DNA Hypermethylation of ESR1 and PGR in Breast Cancer: Pathologic and Epidemiologic Associations. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 3036-3043. PMID: 19861523, PMCID: PMC2783691, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPopulation-based case-control studyBreast cancer risk factorsPromoter CLevels of ERalphaPR-negative tumorsInvasive breast cancerCancer risk factorsCase-control studyPercentage of tumorsNegative breast cancerTumor tissue coresImproved risk predictionLower ERalphaTumor characteristicsPR expressionProgesterone receptorEpidemiologic associationRisk factorsInverse associationDNA hypermethylationPR levelsMost tumorsReceptor silencingTumors
2008
Genomic analysis of estrogen cascade reveals histone variant H2A.Z associated with breast cancer progression
Hua S, Kallen CB, Dhar R, Baquero MT, Mason CE, Russell BA, Shah PK, Liu J, Khramtsov A, Tretiakova MS, Krausz TN, Olopade OI, Rimm DL, White KP. Genomic analysis of estrogen cascade reveals histone variant H2A.Z associated with breast cancer progression. Molecular Systems Biology 2008, 4: msb200825. PMID: 18414489, PMCID: PMC2394496, DOI: 10.1038/msb.2008.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone variant H2A.ZVariant H2A.ZBreast cancer progressionTranscription factor-binding sitesTranscriptional regulatory cascadeCancer progressionGenome tiling arraysWhole-genome mappingFactor-binding sitesRegulatory cascadeTiling arraysChromatin immunoprecipitationGenome mappingGenomic analysisH2A.Z levelsRNA interferenceGene targetsGene expressionEpigenetic factorsMicroarray screeningH2A.ZCell proliferationLymph node metastasisBreast cancer survivalHigh expression
2007
Hormonal Markers in Breast Cancer: Coexpression, Relationship with Pathologic Characteristics, and Risk Factor Associations in a Population-Based Study
Yang XR, Pfeiffer RM, Garcia-Closas M, Rimm DL, Lissowska J, Brinton LA, Peplonska B, Hewitt SM, Cartun RW, Mandich D, Sasano H, Evans DB, Sutter TR, Sherman ME. Hormonal Markers in Breast Cancer: Coexpression, Relationship with Pathologic Characteristics, and Risk Factor Associations in a Population-Based Study. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 10608-10617. PMID: 17968031, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent body mass indexBody mass indexPremenopausal womenPathologic characteristicsMass indexHormonal markersMolecular subtypesHigher current body mass indexPopulation-based case-control studyProliferation factorsEpidemiologic risk factorsRisk factor associationsHigh tumor gradeCase-control studyInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer tissuesER betaRisk factorsTumor gradeBreast carcinomaCoexpression patternsBreast cancerHigher scoresEarly menarcheCancer tissuesVariation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis
Sherman ME, Rimm DL, Yang XR, Chatterjee N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Peplonska B, Szeszenia‐Dąbrowska N, Zatonski W, Cartun R, Mandich D, Rymkiewicz G, Ligaj M, Lukaszek S, Kordek R, Kalaylioglu Z, Harigopal M, Charrette L, Falk RT, Richesson D, Anderson WF, Hewitt SM, García‐Closas M. Variation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 2007, 121: 1079-1085. PMID: 17487843, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPostmenopausal womenEtiologic factorsHER2 levelsPremenopausal womenOdds ratioER alphaBreast cancer hormone receptor statusPopulation-based case-control studyBreast Cancer Hormone ReceptorsHormone receptor statusCase-control studyPopulation-based analysisPathologic characteristicsPR statusReceptor statusMass indexER betaClinical recordsMarker levelsHER2 expressionLarge tumorsBreast cancerReceptor levelsTumor features