2006
Direct Interaction of the C-Terminal Domain of α-Catenin and F-Actin is Necessary for Stabilized Cell-Cell Adhesion
Pappas DJ, Rimm DL. Direct Interaction of the C-Terminal Domain of α-Catenin and F-Actin is Necessary for Stabilized Cell-Cell Adhesion. Cell Communication & Adhesion 2006, 13: 151-170. PMID: 16798615, DOI: 10.1080/15419060600726142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinF-actin interactionCell-cell adhesionC-terminal domainCell-cell contactFilamentous actin cytoskeletonActin cosedimentationActin cytoskeletonAdherens junctionsΑ-cateninColon carcinoma cell lineBasic residuesFusion proteinSingle residueAdhesive phenotypeDrop aggregationC-terminalAdhesive stateCarcinoma cell linesCharge mutationsDirect interactionIndirect binding mechanismsEpithelial monolayersCell linesBinding mechanism
2004
αB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma
Chelouche‐Lev D, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Rimm DL, Price JE. αB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 2543-2548. PMID: 15197794, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node involvementBreast carcinoma cell linesBreast carcinomaNode involvementCarcinoma cell linesHuman breast carcinoma cell lineLymph node negative breast carcinomaPrimary breast carcinoma specimensLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaNode-negative breast carcinomaCell linesAdvanced breast carcinomaLymph node statusPredictors of survivalAlphaB-crystallinClinical prognostic markersLymph node metastasisHigh nuclear gradePrimary breast carcinomaBreast carcinoma specimensNovel tumor markerHuman breast carcinomaAlphaB-crystallin expressionIntensity of expression
2001
Novel inactivating mutations of transforming growth factor‐β type I receptor gene in head‐and‐neck cancer metastases
Chen T, Yan W, Wells R, Rimm D, McNiff J, Leffell D, Reiss M. Novel inactivating mutations of transforming growth factor‐β type I receptor gene in head‐and‐neck cancer metastases. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 653-661. PMID: 11477574, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivin Receptors, Type IAmino Acid SequenceDisease ProgressionEndoplasmic ReticulumFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsT beta RNeck cancer metastasisTGF-beta signalingCancer metastasisBeta RTGF betaBeta signalingLate-stage diseaseHuman epithelial neoplasmsCorresponding primary tumorsBreast cancer metastasisFine needle aspiratesTGF-beta type I receptorNovel inactivating mutationsBeta type I receptorType I receptorStage diseaseCarcinoma cell linesPrimary tumorCell cycle arrestEpithelial neoplasmsCodon 387MetastasisI receptorHuman tumors
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