2019
Closed system RT-qPCR as a potential companion diagnostic test for immunotherapy outcome in metastatic melanoma
Gupta S, McCann L, Chan YGY, Lai EW, Wei W, Wong PF, Smithy JW, Weidler J, Rhees B, Bates M, Kluger HM, Rimm DL. Closed system RT-qPCR as a potential companion diagnostic test for immunotherapy outcome in metastatic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 254. PMID: 31533832, PMCID: PMC6751819, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD8 AntigensFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1MaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMonitoring, ImmunologicPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 ProteinProgression-Free SurvivalReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSkin NeoplasmsConceptsCompanion diagnostic testsImmunotherapy outcomesMelanoma patientsClinical benefitAnti-PD-1 therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyMRNA expressionQuantitative immunofluorescenceDiagnostic testsCheckpoint inhibitor therapyReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionMetastatic melanoma patientsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionYale Pathology archivesParaffin-embedded tissue sectionsAdjuvant settingICI therapyOS associationInhibitor therapyBaseline variablesMetastatic melanomaPredictive biomarkersPolymerase chain reaction
2013
Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker
Sgroi DC, Carney E, Zarrella E, Steffel L, Binns SN, Finkelstein DM, Szymonifka J, Bhan AK, Shepherd LE, Zhang Y, Schnabel CA, Erlander MG, Ingle JN, Porter P, Muss HB, Pritchard KI, Tu D, Rimm DL, Goss PE. Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 1036-1042. PMID: 23812955, PMCID: PMC3888138, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAromatase InhibitorsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIncidenceLetrozoleLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNitrilesPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-17Receptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTriazolesConceptsExtended letrozole therapyStandard clinicopathological factorsLate disease recurrenceLate recurrenceLetrozole therapyEndocrine therapyDisease recurrenceClinicopathological factorsLymph node-negative breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancer patientsExtended adjuvant endocrine therapyMultivariable conditional logistic regressionExtended adjuvant letrozolePlacebo-treated patientsAdjuvant endocrine therapyER-positive patientsBreast cancer patientsPositive breast cancerConditional logistic regressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCase-control designAdjuvant letrozoleLetrozole treatmentAbsolute riskCancer patients
2012
In situ measurement of miR-205 in malignant melanoma tissue supports its role as a tumor suppressor microRNA
Hanna JA, Hahn L, Agarwal S, Rimm DL. In situ measurement of miR-205 in malignant melanoma tissue supports its role as a tumor suppressor microRNA. Laboratory Investigation 2012, 92: 1390-1397. PMID: 22890556, PMCID: PMC3460033, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2012.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGp100 Melanoma AntigenHumansIn Situ HybridizationMaleMelanomaMicroRNAsMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmS100 ProteinsSkin NeoplasmsTissue Array AnalysisConceptsMiR-205 levelsMiR-205 expressionMiR-205Shorter melanoma-specific survivalMelanoma-specific survivalMalignant melanoma tissuesPrimary melanoma specimensTypes of cancerImmunofluorescent assessmentBreslow depthAggressive tumorsWorse outcomesPrimary melanomaTumor suppressor miRNADiscovery cohortMelanoma specimensMultivariate analysisMelanoma tissuesQuantitative immunofluorescenceTumorsLow expressionHuman tumorsUse of miRNAsSuppressor miRNAAQUA method
2011
Glucose and Inflammation Control Islet Vascular Density and β-Cell Function in NOD Mice Control of Islet Vasculature and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Glucose
Akirav EM, Baquero MT, Opare-Addo LW, Akirav M, Galvan E, Kushner JA, Rimm DL, Herold KC. Glucose and Inflammation Control Islet Vascular Density and β-Cell Function in NOD Mice Control of Islet Vasculature and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Glucose. Diabetes 2011, 60: 876-883. PMID: 21307078, PMCID: PMC3046848, DOI: 10.2337/db10-0793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Fluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlucoseInflammationInsulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansMiceMice, Inbred NODReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorIslet vascular densityNOD miceEndothelial cell densityGlucose toleranceEndothelial growth factorΒ-cellsVascular densityInsulin contentIslet vasculatureAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyEndothelial cellsGrowth factorDiabetic NOD micePrediabetic NOD miceAltered glucose toleranceImproved glucose toleranceEndothelial cell destructionType 1 diabetesAnti-CD3 mAbΒ-cell functionΒ-cell massHigh glucose levelsΒ-cell proliferationTransfer of supernatants
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
Gab2-Mediated Signaling Promotes Melanoma Metastasis
Horst B, Gruvberger-Saal SK, Hopkins BD, Bordone L, Yang Y, Chernoff KA, Uzoma I, Schwipper V, Liebau J, Nowak NJ, Brunner G, Owens D, Rimm DL, Parsons R, Celebi JT. Gab2-Mediated Signaling Promotes Melanoma Metastasis. American Journal Of Pathology 2009, 174: 1524-1533. PMID: 19342374, PMCID: PMC2671382, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCell MovementChromosomes, Artificial, BacterialComparative Genomic HybridizationFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene DosageHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMelanomaNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionTissue Array AnalysisConceptsPI3K-Akt pathwayBacterial artificial chromosome array comparative genomic hybridizationInvasive potentialGrowth factor independenceSingle nucleotide polymorphism arrayCritical biological featuresHyperactivation of AKTMelanoma tumor progressionNucleotide polymorphism arrayTumor cell migrationArray comparative genomic hybridizationAdaptor proteinComparative genomic hybridizationRas-ERKFactor independenceMetastatic melanoma samplesMelanoma cell linesGab2Polymorphism arrayCopy numberCell migrationHuman cancersUndefined roleWide searchGenomic hybridization
2006
Reciprocal regulation of RhoA and RhoC characterizes the EMT and identifies RhoC as a prognostic marker of colon carcinoma
Bellovin DI, Simpson KJ, Danilov T, Maynard E, Rimm DL, Oettgen P, Mercurio AM. Reciprocal regulation of RhoA and RhoC characterizes the EMT and identifies RhoC as a prognostic marker of colon carcinoma. Oncogene 2006, 25: 6959-6967. PMID: 16715134, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCell Line, TumorColonic NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationEpithelial CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRhoC GTP-Binding ProteinRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticConceptsColon carcinomaRhoC expressionPrognostic markerRhoC protein expressionE-cadherinET-1 binding sitesClinical outcomesPoor outcomeColon cancer cellsColorectal tumorsET-1Colon cancerUse of shRNAMesenchymal transitionExpression correlatesCarcinomaAberrant expressionHigh expressionProtein expressionCancer cellsMesenchymal characteristicsEMTSubsequent activationReciprocal regulationCell migration
2005
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy due to Ectopic Transactivation of the Parathyroid Hormone Gene
VanHouten JN, Yu N, Rimm D, Dotto J, Arnold A, Wysolmerski JJ, Udelsman R. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy due to Ectopic Transactivation of the Parathyroid Hormone Gene. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005, 91: 580-583. PMID: 16263810, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-2095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmFatal OutcomeFemaleGene ExpressionHumansHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidismNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatic NeoplasmsParathyroid GlandsParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPromoter Regions, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscriptional Activation
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