2005
Altered Localization of p120 Catenin During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Colon Carcinoma Is Prognostic for Aggressive Disease
Bellovin DI, Bates RC, Muzikansky A, Rimm DL, Mercurio AM. Altered Localization of p120 Catenin During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Colon Carcinoma Is Prognostic for Aggressive Disease. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 10938-10945. PMID: 16322241, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival timeMesenchymal transitionLymph node metastasisColorectal cancer progressionPoor patient outcomesE-cadherinLate-stage tumorsPatient survival timePost-EMT cellsP120ctn expressionAltered localizationLymph nodesNode metastasisAggressive diseaseTumor stagePrimary tumorTumor necrosisColorectal carcinomaPatient outcomesColon carcinoma cellsE-cadherin lossCytoplasmic stainingColon carcinomaCancer progressionCarcinoma cells
1998
A Mutation in α-Catenin Disrupts Adhesion in Clone A Cells Without Perturbing its Actin and β-Catenin Binding Activity
Roe S, Koslov E, Rimm D. A Mutation in α-Catenin Disrupts Adhesion in Clone A Cells Without Perturbing its Actin and β-Catenin Binding Activity. Cell Communication & Adhesion 1998, 5: 283-296. PMID: 9762469, DOI: 10.3109/15419069809040298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAlpha CateninBeta CateninCadherinsCell AdhesionCloning, MolecularColonic NeoplasmsCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDesmoplakinsExonsGamma CateninHeLa CellsHumansIntercellular JunctionsMutationOctoxynolPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNASolubilityTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsN-terminusE-cadherin-catenin complexBundles F-actinCo-sedimentation assaysCell-cell adhesionFull-length proteinClone A cellsCo-precipitation experimentsInternal deletion mutationsWhole cell lysatesAdhesive complexesMutant proteinsA mutantsMutant bindsHuman colon carcinoma cell lineColon carcinoma cell lineMutant formsLength proteinWild typeCytoplasmic connectionsF-actinAdhesive phenotypeDeletion mutationsCell lysatesCarcinoma cell lines
1995
Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex.
Rimm DL, Koslov ER, Kebriaei P, Cianci CD, Morrow JS. Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 8813-8817. PMID: 7568023, PMCID: PMC41057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinBundling proteinE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contactsHomotypic cell-cell adhesionBundles F-actinEpithelial cell polarityCortical actin cytoskeletonCell-cell adhesionActin-binding proteinsFull-length proteinE-cadherinCell-cell contactMembrane adhesion complexesBundles actinCell polarityHierarchy of interactionsActin cytoskeletonAdhesion complexesCytoplasmic domainCosedimentation assaysSedimentation assaysAdditional proteinsMolecular basisActin filamentsActin complexReceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPmu associates with cadherins and catenins in vivo.
Brady-Kalnay SM, Rimm DL, Tonks NK. Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPmu associates with cadherins and catenins in vivo. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 130: 977-986. PMID: 7642713, PMCID: PMC2199947, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.130.4.977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsBeta CateninBinding SitesBrainCadherinsCell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIntercellular JunctionsLungMembrane ProteinsMinkMyocardiumPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8Receptors, Cell SurfaceTissue DistributionTrans-ActivatorsVanadatesConceptsIntracellular segmentIntracellular domainCellular tyrosine phosphatase activityCadherin/catenin complexDynamic tyrosine phosphorylationImmunoglobulin domainFibronectin type III repeatsTyrosine phosphatase activityTyrosine-phosphorylated formType III repeatsCell-cell contactJuxtamembrane segmentPTP domainPervanadate treatmentMAM domainActin cytoskeletonCatenin complexPTPmuTyrosine phosphorylationExtracellular segmentCadherinEndogenous substratesMink lung cellsPhosphatase activityCatenin