2016
Early and multiple origins of metastatic lineages within primary tumors
Zhao ZM, Zhao B, Bai Y, Iamarino A, Gaffney SG, Schlessinger J, Lifton RP, Rimm DL, Townsend JP. Early and multiple origins of metastatic lineages within primary tumors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 2140-2145. PMID: 26858460, PMCID: PMC4776530, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525677113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic lineagesGenetic changesEarly genetic divergenceMolecular evolutionary modelsSingle genetic changeDivergent lineagesTumor phylogeneticsDivergence timesAncestral stateGenetic divergenceCancer lineagesPhylogenetic analysisEvolutionary processesLineagesCancer evolutionMultiple originsDriver genesCancer biologyCancer progressionSomatic mutationsTumor developmentEvolutionary modelsDriver mutationsChronogramMutations
2011
Differential expression of arrestins is a predictor of breast cancer progression and survival
Michal AM, Peck AR, Tran TH, Liu C, Rimm DL, Rui H, Benovic JL. Differential expression of arrestins is a predictor of breast cancer progression and survival. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 130: 791-807. PMID: 21318602, PMCID: PMC3156829, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1374-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer progressionBreast cancerCancer progressionArrestin2 expressionLuminal linesMyoepithelial cellsNormal human breast tissueMetastatic breast cancerLymph node metastasisPoor clinical outcomeIndependent prognostic markerPrimary breast tumorsBreast cancer cell linesG protein-coupled receptorsArrestin2 levelsPositive lymphCancer cell linesHazard ratioHuman breast tissueProtein-coupled receptorsNode metastasisClinical outcomesDuctal carcinomaTumor sizeNuclear grade
2010
PMCA2 regulates apoptosis during mammary gland involution and predicts outcome in breast cancer
VanHouten J, Sullivan C, Bazinet C, Ryoo T, Camp R, Rimm DL, Chung G, Wysolmerski J. PMCA2 regulates apoptosis during mammary gland involution and predicts outcome in breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 11405-11410. PMID: 20534448, PMCID: PMC2895115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911186107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPMCA2 expressionBreast cancerT47D breast cancer cellsIntracellular calcium levelsBreast cancer progressionBreast cancer cellsEpithelial cell apoptosisPoor outcomeIntracellular calciumCalcium levelsMammary gland involutionCancer progressionCell apoptosisCancer cellsMammary involutionApoptosisGland involutionCancerMammary epithelial cell apoptosisOutcomesPMCA2Triggers apoptosisApical surfaceExpressionOverexpression
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
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
2003
Detection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization.
King BL, Tsai SC, Gryga ME, D'Aquila TG, Seelig SA, Morrison LE, Jacobson KK, Legator MS, Ward DC, Rimm DL, Phillips RF. Detection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 1509-16. PMID: 12684427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal lavageMalignant casesBenign casesBreast lesionsBreast cellsInvasive breast cancerInterphase fluorescenceBreast cancer progressionAbnormal cytologyLavage cellsSitu hybridizationBreast surgeryBreast cancerEarly neoplasiaConventional cytologyLavageGenetic abnormalitiesCancer progressionNew modalityNumeric changesSitu hybridization analysisSurgeryLesionsCytologyAbnormalitiesTissue microarray analysis of hepatocyte growth factor/Met pathway components reveals a role for Met, matriptase, and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor 1 in the progression of node-negative breast cancer.
Kang JY, Dolled-Filhart M, Ocal IT, Singh B, Lin CY, Dickson RB, Rimm DL, Camp RL. Tissue microarray analysis of hepatocyte growth factor/Met pathway components reveals a role for Met, matriptase, and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor 1 in the progression of node-negative breast cancer. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 1101-5. PMID: 12615728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1Breast carcinomaSeries of proteasesNode-negative breast cancerHigh-level expressionNode-negative breast carcinomaHGF/MET pathwayIndependent prognostic valueBreast cancer progressionPoor patient outcomesTissue microarray analysisPathway componentsMicroarray analysisExtracellular domainActivator inhibitor-1Expression of HGFOverexpression of METMet receptorHepatocyte growth factorCancer progressionMatriptasePrognostic valueBreast markersPatient followPatient outcomes